![]() ![]() Matthea Harvey is the author of “Modern Life” (Graywolf, 2007), a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and a New York Times Notable Book. It must be a welcome change from playing war. The head sends back another message which gets caught in the throat: They are bringing their toy horses to pay their respects to us, brushing their tiny manes, oiling the little wheels. The children are clamoring for it to be brought inside the walls. ![]() Then Quiet Footsteps mixed with Questions. He can only look out of one eye at a time. They quarrel about who gets to sit in the head until finally the smallest man clambers in, promising to send messages back to the belly. No noun has been invented yet to describe this.They whisper that it would be like sitting in a wine barrel if the curved walls were painted red. Inside ten men sit cross-legged, knees touching. ![]()
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