Joshua G. Adair is an associate professor of English at Murray State University, where he also serves as director of the Racer Writing Center and coordinator of Gender & Diversity Studies. His work has appeared on Harlot, Notches, and in numerous academic journals. His current project, Defining Memory: Local Museums and the Construction of History in America’s Changing Communities, 2nd edition, edited with Amy K. Levin, will appear from Rowman & Littlefield later this year.

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Haute Hands

By JOSHUA G. ADAIR

I first encountered these disembodied hands several years ago in an antique store.