“This Is How It Happens,” by Molly Aitken
Molly Aitken
The New Yorker · 2026
5.0
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2026
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In this upside-down world there’d be a pig like Ted Waters, who, one blue winter night outside Marjah, had his leg blown off by a bomb disguised as a guardrail.
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The New Yorker
The New Yorker July 6 & 13, 2026 · Jul 6, 2026
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