1981-02 Atlantic Monthly Magazine Contents 1981/02 — Contents as follows: Back to the Gold Standard? by James K. Glassman Teaching a Stone to Talk – a meditation on silence – by Annie Dillard Rite of Passage – Watching old age turn into a childhood; a memoir — by Anthony Brandt Of Sex and the Catholic Church – Liberal Catholics confront the intransigence of the Vatican — by Francis X. Murphy, C.SS.R. Artists’ Valentines – A portfolio – by Miriam Schapiro, Tood McKie, Hannah Wilke, Ellen Lanyln, Alfred Leslie Unwanted Immigrants: Cuban Prisoners in America by James Conaway FICTION: “A Trip to Seaside” by V.S. Pritchett “Tomcat” by Jim Shepard POETRY: “Art” by Michael Harris “Metaphors of Women” by Katha Pollitt Untitled Poem by Alan Dugan Some Younger Poets — Barbara Thomsen, Fran Lindsay, Peggy Rizza, Ken Leeder, Brad Leithauser REPORTS & COMMENT: Czechoslovakia: The Party Is in Control by John Stone Labor: What’s a Job Worth? by Vivienne Killingsworth LIFE & LETTERS: The Ward Essaymatic 5000 Life in the Fast Lane by Donald McCaig Dr. Eliot’s Five-Foot Shelf by Jeff Wylie Short Reviews PLA by Phobe-Lou Adams The Mail The Atlantic Puzzler Related