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August 25, 2008

The New Yorker cover for August 25, 2008: “Swim, Swam, Swum,” by Richard McGuire.

“Swim, Swam, Swum,” by Richard McGuire.

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Awake

Tobias Wolff

Short story by Tobias Wolff about a Columbia College junior and his doubts about himself and his Russian girlfriend as they lie in bed together.