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Last Man Standing

Anna Leventhal June 20, 2011 You probably shouldn’t answer that, my roommate said. But I was halfway there.

Anna Leventhal

Anna Leventhal, pictured. Photograph by Patrick Alonso.

Listen to an audio recording of “Last Man Standing.”

I had lived in the apartment for about a month when there was a knock on the door.

You probably shouldn’t answer that, my roommate said. But I was halfway there. They would have already heard my footsteps.

At the door was a very short woman in overalls and a blue T-shirt.

Can I use your phone? she said. I handed her my cell and pressed my foot down on the cat as he tried to slip out the door.

Sorry, I said …

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Tenth Anniversary: Spring

ISSUE 43 Tenth Anniversary: Spring 2012

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