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Flying, Under the Radar

Brian Francis Slattery

Beneath a smoky sky in Hamden, a Disney-like scene played out in writer Brian Francis Slattery’s small backyard, with squat little sparrows, bushy-tailed squirrels and a sleek, pretty blue jay politely sharing a feeder. …

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Let Go the Brakes

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An excerpt from Breathe the Sky: A Novel Inspired by the Life of Amelia Earhart, by Chandra Prasad (pictured).

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Finding the Courage

Chandra Prasad in Sterling Library

Enjoy this excerpt from Death of a Circus by Chandra Prasad (pictured).

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One of the Gang

Chandra Prasad in Sterling Library

Enjoy this excerpt from On Borrowed Wings by Chandra Prasad (pictured).

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Writer’s Complex

Chandra Prasad

“Monetizing” isn’t often a priority for adolescents who aspire to become novelists—or at least, it wasn’t common among those who came of age before the internet did…

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The Food Source

Sarah Harris Wallman

Enjoy this excerpt from Future Perfect Tense by Sarah Harris Wallman (pictured).

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Her Most Adult Face

Sarah Harris Wallman

Enjoy this excerpt from Future Perfect Tense by Sarah Harris Wallman (pictured).

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These Fevered Hours

Sarah Harris Wallman

Enjoy this excerpt from Future Perfect Tense by Sarah Harris Wallman (pictured).

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Magic Words

Sarah Harris Wallman

Though she writes magical realism, Sarah Harris Wallman—co-director of Albertus Magnus’s MFA writing program and an aspiring novelist living in Westville—keeps it pretty regular-real otherwise. …

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To Lay Out Fine Streets

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Gain some insight into New Haven’s little green signs with these selections from Doris B. Townshend’s The Streets of New Haven: The Origin of Their Names.

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