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The city close at hand

Eight stories about libraries after dark, market lunches, longer walks home, and the places between.

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A quiet city street in the afternoon light
On the route, from the final stop. Photo as illustration, not documentation.
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CURB follows ordinary streets and the people who use them. Each issue collects field notes, short essays and conversations recorded close to home. No rankings, no guides, just attention to what stays when you look twice.

Published monthly in print and continuously online. All stories are fictional editorial for this benchmark.
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