Monthly Archives: February 2013

The End of Empire in Kim Edwards’ “The Invitation”

Set in post-Colonial Malaysia, Kim Edwards’ short story “The Invitation,”* which appears in her 1997 collection of stories, The Secrets of the Fire King, a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award, beautifully illustrates the corrosive effects of lingering imperialist attitudes through … Continue reading

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Photos of the Sauratown Mountains

The Sauratown Mountains are sometimes called the “mountains away from the mountains” because of their anomalous location in North Carolina’s Piedmont region. The three most prominent peaks are Hanging Rock, Sauratown Mountain and Pilot Mountain. This mountain range is known … Continue reading

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