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October 16, 1995
Reporting
Modern Life
No Place Like Home
From 1995: “After sixteen years, it came down to a battle of wills: woman versus apartment.”
By
Nancy Franklin
The Life of a House
Homemaking
Moving into the perfect house—and sharing it with the memories of the family who lived there before.
By
Jamaica Kincaid
Family Life
Coming Home Again
What a son remembers best, when all that is left are memories.
By
Chang-rae Lee
The Way We Lived
The Eerie Allure of Abandoned Houses
When a house has been abandoned, Joyce Carol Oates writes, you can be sure there’s a sad story.
By
Joyce Carol Oates
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