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Checking Out by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie as Told in Tweets

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March 25, 2013

Review: Sun City – Caitlin Horrocks

In "Sun City" by Caitlin Horrocks a young woman goes through her recently deceased grandmother's belongings and tries to gain a better understanding of her grandmother in the process. What…

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October 28, 2011

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Review: Oubliette – David Long

I want to be fair. I really do. But, "Oubliette" by David Long struck me as a narrow, pat story meant more for MFA-wielding literati, than for a broader audience. For…

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October 27, 2011

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Review: The House on Sand Creek – Thomas McGuane

Published in October 3rd, 2011 issue of The New Yorker, Thomas McGuane's "The House on Sand Creek" is a well-written story that can't wait to get to the punchline. The…

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October 3, 2011

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Review: Dog Run Moon – Callahan Wink

Published in the September 26, 2011 issue of The New Yorker, "Dog Run Moon" by Callahan Wink is a rapid paced story that takes the reader through a night of…

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September 28, 2011

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Review: Starlight – Ann Beattie

Ann Beattie's short story "Starlight", published in the September 19th, 2011 issue of The New Yorker imaginatively uses the last official picture of the Nixon's as the basis for a…

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September 19, 2011

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Craft: An Anonymous Island – Yi Mun-Yol

Yi Mun-yol's short story, "An Anonymous Island," published in the September 12, 2011 issue of The New Yorker, explores anonymity, but loses focus of that concept as the story plays out.…

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September 16, 2011

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Excerpt: Town of Cats – Haruki Murakami

At this point, I feel like Haruki Murakami often rewrites the same narrative. There's a man. The man's alone. He's disconnected, either from society, himself, or both. A woman is…

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September 1, 2011

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Short Story: El Morro – David Means

Writing is about choices. That may sound simplistic, but the decisions a writer makes will change the landscape of a story. When does the story…

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August 31, 2011

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The Deniers – Sam Lipsyte

If creative writing workshops were kegs of beer, "The Deniers" by Sam Lipsyte would be the leftover funk that squirts into a stein before the bartender changes to something fresher.…

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May 19, 2011

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