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Behind the officers sits the Altar Guild—a group of grandmotherly women in matching red outfits—next to whom stands one half-empty pew, roped off as “Reserved” seating for former mayor Kurt Schmoke, current mayor Sheila Dixon, city comptroller Joan Pratt, and other community power brokers who call Bethel their home church.

American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010

We performed the new Dryden, Ladies à la Mode, this afternoon to a half-empty house.

Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011

But once again, the unknown person who for decades has left three roses and a half-empty bottle of cognac at Poe's grave on the anniversary of the writer's birth failed to appear Wednesday, fueling speculation that he may have died.

Tell-Tale Letdown: Poe Visitor Again A No-Show AP 2011

"The economy is really bad," said Christoph Kenney , who was shopping for fishing gear Saturday at the more than half-empty Kmart.

Lights Out for Mall Tenant A.D. Pruitt 2011

But once again, the unknown person who for decades has left three roses and a half-empty bottle of cognac at Poe's grave on the anniversary of the writer's birth failed to appear Wednesday, fueling speculation that he may have died.

Tell-Tale Letdown: Poe Visitor Again A No-Show AP 2011

They giggled at the way his naked buttocks clapped about like palm wine going to market in a half-empty calabash.

July « 2009 « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground 2009

Eventually the lights lower, the frames empty, and the band arrive for real, raising half-empty pint glasses like welcome flags.

Elbow – review 2011

But once again, the unknown person who for decades has left three roses and a half-empty bottle of cognac at Poe's grave on the anniversary of the writer's birth failed to appear Wednesday, fueling speculation that he may have died.

Edgar Allan Poe Mystery Grave Visitor A No-Show AP 2011

They giggled at the way his naked buttocks clapped about like palm wine going to market in a half-empty calabash.

chidozie chukwubuike | the decoration « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground 2009

But once again, the unknown person who for decades has left three roses and a half-empty bottle of cognac at Poe's grave on the anniversary of the writer's birth failed to appear Wednesday, fueling speculation that he may have died.

Edgar Allan Poe Mystery Grave Visitor A No-Show AP 2011