“The Whole 60” originally published July 16, 2019, in Longreads.com. © 2019 Laura Lippman. First published in Longreads. http://www.longreads.com.
“Game of Crones” originally published May 6, 2019, online in Longreads.com. © 2019 Laura Lippman. First published in Longreads. http://www.longreads.com.
“The Art of Losing” published in Longreads.com in Fall 2019. © 2019 Laura Lippman. First published in Longreads. http://www.longreads.com.
“My Father’s Bar” originally published as “The Brass Elephant” from Come Here Often?: 53 Writers Raise a Glass to Their Favorite Bar, edited by Sean Manning (Black Balloon Publishing/Catapult, 2014).
“The Thirty-First Stocking” from Knitting Pearls: Writers Writing about Knitting, edited by Ann Hood (Norton, 2015).
“Swing, Interrupted” originally published as “The Pleasure of Being Mediocre” in Glamour, May 2, 2019.
“Revered Ware” originally published as “Letter of Recommendation: Double Boilers” in New York Times Magazine, July 30, 2019.
I have changed the names of some individuals, and modified identifying features, including physical descriptions and occupations, of other individuals in order to preserve their anonymity. In some cases, composite characters have been created or timelines have been compressed, in order to further preserve privacy and to maintain narrative flow. The goal in all cases was to protect people’s privacy without damaging the integrity of the story.
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