[Fiction] The cousins Adjust Share By Joyce Carol Oates, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF More from Joyce Carol Oates Still Life From Night. Sleep. Death. The Stars., which will be published this month by Ecco. The novel tells the story of John Earle “Whitey” McClaren, a sixty-seven-year-old businessman who is beaten… The Unexpected “Thank you for the honor. I am very—honored.” You have been instructed to remove the clumsy black mortarboard at this point in the commencement ceremony. Now you incline your head… The Quiet Car Nowhere are we so exposed, so vulnerable, as on an elevated platform at a suburban train depot. In balmy weather, choosing to stand outside to await the 11:17 a.m. to… Adjust Share Close < Previous Issue | View All Issues | Next Issue > July 2004 < Previous Issue | View All Issues | Next Issue > Table of Contents Close