April 1999 Issue [Readings] The bench Download PDF Adjust Share by Mary Ruefle, Subscribe or log in to continue reading. Tags 20th century Benches Imagination Marriage Mary Ruefle Psychological aspects Vermont More from Mary Ruefle Friends with Benefits From the essay “Dear Friends,” which was published in the Winter 2021 issue of The Sewanee Review. i have a friend who has never read a single word I have… Recollections of My Christmas Tree One thing is for certain — I wouldn’t want to be a Christmas tree The Gift By Mary Ruefle, from Issue 2 of Unstuck. Ruefle is the author of several books, including, most recently, Madness, Rack, and Honey: Collected Lectures. The day the living room flooded… Adjust Share