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Malak Mattar, Untitled (detail), 2024, charcoal on paper

The Prophet

And the prophet goes forth into the
Wilderness. For forty days and forty nights
he doesn’t shit.

Published:

Stuart Dybek

Stuart Dybek has published in many magazines, including The Falcon, Chelsea, and The Paris Review. (1975)

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