City, Island

October 1st, 2020 | Issue one hundred thirty-two

What does the way we mourn, remember, and care for our dead say about us?

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John and Jane Does, COVID-19, Dutch Funeral Poetry, The Department of Public Charities and Correction, Fish Rendering, Hog Bristle, Hoofprints of Satan, The Eagle Scouts, Drones, Tame Raccoons, Thanatophobia, A Spectacular Place

by Alexandra Marvar
Illustration by Guang Lim
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City, Island

Alexandra Marvar
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Each man’s death diminishes me,

For I am involved in mankind.

—John Donne

A million forgotten New Yorkers. 

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Alexandra Marvar is a native Midwesterner and a freelance journalist. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, The Nation, and Vanity Fair.

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