(adjective) marked by wantonness; lecherous / (ad…
The Dud Avocado
by
Elaine Dundy
March 26, 2024 - March 27, 2024
(read, fiction)
Dundy, E. (1958). The Dud Avocado. NYRB Classics.
p.117
lubricious »
p.54
peremptory »
(adjective) putting an end to or precluding a rig…
p.vii
doyenne »
(noun) a woman who is the most respected or promi…
p.247
We were very hungry but we didn’t want to leave, …
p.242
NOW HERE’S THE heavy irony. So I went back to New…
p.198
When did all those nightmares begin? My mind keep…
p.144
I tried to remember one minute that whole week en…
p.129
After he left I started to cry. Then I fell aslee…
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Introduction
by Terry Teachout
(missing author)
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