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Short Stories: Beginnings and Endings

Short Stories: Beginnings and Endings

These five short stories are about new beginnings and unsettling endings that aren’t really endings.

‘In the Dream House’ Nothing Will Change — Until Something Erupts

‘In the Dream House’ Nothing Will Change — Until Something Erupts

Folk tales, fantasy, pop culture and family weave gracefully throughout Carmen Maria Machado's harrowing yet graceful memoir of domestic abuse, In the Dream House.

Powerful Testimonies and Unique Perspectives in ‘PEN America Best Debut Short Stories 2019’

Powerful Testimonies and Unique Perspectives in ‘PEN America Best Debut Short Stories 2019’

PEN America Best Debut Short Stories brings readers a dozen new voices and some relief, for a while, from the darkness of these troubled times.

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