Men Yell at Me

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Fighting Edith Wharton's ghost
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Fighting Edith Wharton's ghost

The day before a war began, I stalked NYC looking for Edith Wharton

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The day before a war began, I tried to stalk Edith Wharton through New York. 

I knew the war was coming. Despite assurances from officials quoted in the news and a friend of mine, a reporter, who told me that day that he’d spoken on background with a lot of people who knew things. “It’s not going to happen,” he said. “Putin is just bluffing.” But my brot…

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