Isabel Cañas is a Mexican American speculative fiction writer and the author of “The Hacienda,” “Vampires of El Norte” and “The Possession of Alba Díaz.”
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There’s something about a contemporary setting that interrupts my enjoyment of a horror novel.

“I don’t want to have a wasted meeting,” Mr. Trump said on Tuesday when asked why the meeting was put off. “I don’t want to have a wasted time, so I’ll see what happens.”

The back-and-forth is the latest example of the cycle between the two leaders, in which Mr. Trump teases some kind of diplomatic breakthrough, only to be pulled back by Mr. Putin. Mr. Trump has by turns courted the Russian leader and threatened him — but has never taken action to punish Russia in a meaningful way.

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