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Day: July 13, 2013

In Search of the Illusive Great Short Story-Scattered Thoughts Looks At Short Story Writing

“A short story is a love affair, a novel is a marriage. A short story is a photograph; a novel is a film.” ―Lorrie Moore “A good [short story] would take me out of myself and then stuff me back in, outsized, now, and uneasy with the fit.” ― David Sedaris “A short story must… Continue reading In Search of the Illusive Great Short Story-Scattered Thoughts Looks At Short Story Writing

Published July 13, 2013
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