This month, we're sharing a group of Rust Belt-oriented pieces recently published at our newly-launched publication, the Pittsburgh Review of Books (PRoB).

PRoB isn't only focused on our region, but part of our mission is to introduce this region to the world (and vice versa).

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"The iceberg shuddered, a deep crack split the surface, wide as a shoe, closer now, spiderwebbing toward the three of them. The ship hull strained against the ice, an ancient, animal shriek."

Read "Endure" by Anthony Swofford, based on a photo by Huck Beard. beltmag.com/endure/