Ben Marcus reads “Blueprints for St. Louis”
Ben Marcus reads “Blueprints for St. Louis”  
Podcast: The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker
Published On: Tue Sep 26 2017
Description: "“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." Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices