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Friday, May 01, 2026

The Avenue: Literary Corner

Customers gather at Barnes & Noble at Butler Plaza during its opening day on Wednesday, March 20, 2024.
The Avenue

Barnes & Noble hosts grand opening at Butler Plaza

Generations of book enthusiasts lined up down the block outside Barnes & Noble on Wednesday morning, some jumping for joy in anticipation. As the clock struck 9 a.m. and the ribbon was cut, more than 100 people rushed into the brand-new store and got lost in the rows of crisp, colorful books for sale.


The Avenue's Literary Corner features poetry, personal essays, short stories and other creative works from local writers.
The Avenue

A Verbal Shanty

"I am chained just as my ancestral history has always foretold. It has been my past, and present, it will forever be my future."


The Avenue's Literary Corner features poetry, personal essays, short stories and other creative works from local writers.
The Avenue

Don't Say...

"'Don’t say [redacted],' they say. But if someone does say it, then go ahead and out them to the office, and the office will out them to their parents and whatever reaction the parents have is their right to have."



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