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Half a Compass
Pen in a wanderer’s hand, searching true north.
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The English Patient and Perspectives on Humanity Without the Bounds of Nations
The English Patient and Perspectives on Humanity Without the Bounds of Nations
“By 1932, Bagnold was finished and Madox and the rest of us were everywhere. Looking for the lost army of Cambyses. Looking for Zerzura…
Nadir Hashmi
Aug 13, 2016
Polo’s Shoes
Polo’s Shoes
“Marco Polo imagined answering (or Kublai Khan imagined his answer) that the more one was lost in unfamiliar quarters of distant cities…
Nadir Hashmi
Mar 12, 2016
Company on the First Choo Choo
Company on the First Choo Choo
“Choo choo. That’s how they used to go when we were little. Remember? And now look at them.”
Nadir Hashmi
Jan 8, 2016
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