MAR

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The new 30th anniversary super-issue of Mid-American Review is out. It features one of my favorite stories of mine, "Every Mostly Great Man in the State." Here's a paragraph, plucked nearly at random:

"Well I've had a tough day too," the boss said. "My nephew keeps popping his head in the door to ask, 'Are all the hats this heavy?' 'What does it mean when a marble is smooth?' 'Do I have to wear a shirt to work?' I mean he was a bracketeering major in college—though he was also a business...