View a FREE sample

Tulips

These are the flowers Smith and two other women gaze at in the Jefferson Market Garden in “Peonies.”

New York City

This major American city is the backdrop for several of the short essays in “Intimations.”

Coronavirus

Each of the short essays in “Intimations” is developed around this global virus.

Hoverboard

This is Cy’s mode of transportation in “A Hovering Young Man.”

University

This is the institution in which Smith works until the virus shuts everything down.

Luggage

This is what Smith sees in the lobby in “A Character in a Wheelchair in the Vestibule” as a sign that everyone else is fleeing the city as well.

Cottage in Kerhonkson

This is where Smith goes to escape the city at the onset of the pandemic until she can make it to London.

Contempt

This is what Smith describes as a virus in her final essay in...

(read more Symbols/Objects)

This section contains 194 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample