Ben Marcus reads “Blueprints for St. Louis”
- Author
- The New Yorker
- Published
- Tue 26 Sep 2017
- Episode Link
- https://the-new-yorker-the-writers-voice-new-fiction-from-the-ne.simplecast.com/episodes/ben-marcus-reads-blueprints-for-st-louis-2jWQNfur
"“Terrorism” wasn’t really the term anymore. Ida found that it soured in her mouth, like a German word for some obscure feeling.“Tax”seemed to be a finer way to put it. A tax had been levied in St. Louis. In New Orleans last year, in Tucson three years back. Et cet- era. A tax on comfort, safety. A price paid for being alive, for waking up."
