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Jordy Rosenberg reads his story “My Life, by Barbara Rosenberg,” from issue no. 253 (Fall 2025), told from the perspective of Barbara, a mother from Brooklyn who is ready to battle a corduroy blazer and the child who wants to wear it freely.
This episode was produced by John DeLore, Lori Dorr, and Emily Stokes. The music used in this episode is “Gamelan Ornaments,” composed and performed by David Cieri.
Rosenberg’s story can be read online at:
https://www.theparisreview.org/fiction/8430/my-life-by-barbara-rosenberg-jordy-rosenberg
Subscribe to The Paris Review at www.theparisreview.org/subscribe.
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Jordy Rosenberg reads his story “My Life, by Barbara Rosenberg,” from issue no. 253 (Fall 2025), told from the perspective of Barbara, a mother from Brooklyn who is ready to battle a corduroy blazer and the child who wants to wear it freely.
This episode was produced by John DeLore, Lori Dorr, and Emily Stokes. The music used in this episode is “Gamelan Ornaments,” composed and performed by David Cieri.
Rosenberg’s story can be read online at:
https://www.theparisreview.org/fiction/8430/my-life-by-barbara-rosenberg-jordy-rosenberg
Subscribe to The Paris Review at www.theparisreview.org/subscribe.

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