Your restaurant recommendations are usually good, but last issue misled us. We followed your rave review to Indie Cafe [“Almost as Good as Arun’s at a Tenth of the Price,” November 26] and found the situation disturbing instead of delightful as anticipated. The place was full at 6 PM on a Sunday evening. There were […]
Author Archives: Marion Karczmar
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All the Lonely People
She was a classic landlady: crabby, penny-pinching, and suspicious. The house has been crumbling since her death, as if her life force were the only thing holding it together.
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Undecided
On a number 11 bus I sit next to an elderly couple who are ramrod straight in their seats. From what I can see out of the corner of my eye (I am sitting sideways and they face front), they look refined and somewhat old-fashioned. The man holds a package delicately in front of his […]
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Tina and Rosie Don’t Live Here Anymore
It must have been an offer they couldn’t refuse.