The Best American Short Stories 1993
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I rub my dry hands across the thick paper cover of this volume. Its bright yellow cover with orange, blue, and black writing stares back...
Stop the Clock
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On February 20, 2020 , I typed “Start the clock” when I introduced BASS 1992. I also wrote this line: “I've written several times ab...
Firelight – Tobias Wolff
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I haven’t started recommending authors yet to my oldest son, and I believe that I could be coming in late on this move…can’t recall if...
The Golden Darters - Elizabeth Winthrop
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Before I dive into this wonderful little story, I’ll do what I always seem to do in these entries and wander down a path that has absolute...
Under the Roof – Kate Wheeler
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It happens, of course – After realizing, through reading hundreds of these stories over the past sixteen years, that not every story will ...
Forever Overhead - David Foster Wallace
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I remember February 20, 2020 , picking up the BASS 1992 anthology, flipping it over to read the list of authors collected, and seeing DFW...
The Way People Run – Christopher Tilghman
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When I was reading and writing here more frequently, I remember the feeling when the story delivered a surprise. I’m not talking about...
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