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Garth Greenwell

Garth Greenwell is the author of “ Cleanness ” and “ What Belongs to You.” A new novel, “ Small Rain,” will be published in September.

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An Evening Out
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Z. had emptied half the carton of juice, and now I was holding it as he poured the vodka into the plastic funnel at the top. We had laughed at the way he threw his head back and drank, sucking the juice down even as he grimaced at the taste, which was sickly sweet. He