The Cure – Mary Ward Brown
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Mary Ward Brown - June 18, 1917 Not surprising that Updike decided to include this short in the collection. If a story had to do with ...
In the Red Room – Paul Bowles
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Paul Bowles - December 30, 1910 – November 18, 1999 I don’t think a week goes by that I look back at a situation I was in, and discover...
Unknown Feathers – Dianne Benedict
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Dianne Benedict - September 17, 1941 Another wonderful story placed into this anthology. I think I need to be in the right frame ...
The Naked lady – Madison Smartt Bell
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Madison Smartt Bell - August 1, 1957 We all have rats and snakes inside of us. Both are lurking below the surface and both stick their...
The Final Proof of Fate and Circumstance – Lee K. Abbott
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Lee K. Abbott - October 17, 1947 Secrets. I thought, as recently as a few months ago, that my father would sit me down – over a ...
Introduction - John Updike
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In 1984 I turned 12. A month after my birthday I was going to be entering the seventh grade. The divorce of my parents was four years...
The Best American Short Stories 1984 – The Book and the Contents
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The physical condition of this volume of the BASS is quite good. It does appear that there was a previous owner who read some of the storie...
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