Fiction Who We Were And What We Meant By It by Garrison Keillor. The writer is one of the four originators of the Momentist movement that began and ended in 1962 in St. Paul, Minn. Last Christmas he saw a book, called "Once There Was a Time," that was written by Ed, one of the four. Writer says that the book was riddled...

The Talk of the Town Midway by William McKibben. Talk story about Rockaways' Playland, an 83-year-old amusement park in Queens that will open later this spring under new management. Writer spoke with Phil Epstein, who is executive vice-president. He said there will be faster rides. 2 of the park's new owners, Bob and Eileen Demner, gave...

Fiction Gwen by Jamaica Kincaid. Annie John walked to school in Antigua alone on opening day as she was new and did not know anybody. She was afraid she would never be able to tell the girls in her class apart. That morning they wrote autobiographical essays which they read aloud. Annie wrote about when...

Comment by William Finnegan. A journalist told of going to Nicaragua to talk to writers, artists, & educators about the state of culture in that country. He was surprised to find how carefully their newspapers covered the daily developments of the U.S. Presidential election. A director at the school of design at the...

Profiles II-GOVERNOR by Ken Auletta. PROFILE of Mario Cuomo, governor of New York. Tells about his first budget, presented early in 1983 to the state legislature. A combinsation of cutbacks and new revenues were needed to close the gap between revenues and expenses. Tells about the roles of the state's legislative leaders and how various...

The Talk of the Town Cat Therapist by Lois Metzger. Talk story about Carole Wilbourn, a cat therapist. In eighteen years in the business, she has seen ten thousand cats. People find out about her by reading one of her four books, by being referred to her by New York veterinarians, or by running across one of her weekend consultations...

Musical Events by Andrew Porter.

The Talk of the Town Revival by William McKibben. Talk story about two different revivals. Writer tells about a Motown recording artist called Charlene who made a record in 1976 that never reached very far on the charts. Her career fizzled out, and she quit the business in 1980 and moved to London. One day in 1982, she got...

The Art World (The Art Galleries) by Calvin Tomkins.

Books by George Steiner.

The Current Cinema CIRCUS by Pauline Kael.

Jazz by Whitney Balliett.

Poetry The Night Surf by W. S. Merwin. Of tomorrow I have nothing to say...

Poetry Thinking of Madame Bovary by Jane Kenyon. The first hot April day the granite step...

Poetry Cousins by Vern Rutsala. In time they fade away into...