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The Best American Short Stories 2004
by
Katrina Kenison,
Lorrie Moore
(editors)
May 26, 2020 - May 29, 2020
(read/fiction)
Moore, L. (2004). The Best American Short Stories 2004. Mariner Books.
p.361
truculent »
p.148
prurient »
(adj) having or encouraging an excessive interest…
p.87
abstemious »
(adjective) marked by restraint especially in the…
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etiology »
(noun) cause, origin / (noun) the cause of a dise…
p.73
panegyric »
(noun) a eulogistic oration or writing / (noun) f…
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A woman greets me and introduces herself as Suh J…
p.417
Some mornings when I awaken I look out my window …
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Seeing a stranger in the mirror, I was afraid I m…
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I was surprised on numerous counts. First, to lea…
p.412
I have a friend with a son in prison. About once …
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Foreword
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Introduction
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What You Pawn I Will Redeem
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by Sherman Alexie, from The New Yorker
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Tooth and Claw
(missing author)
by T. Coraghessan Boyle, from The New Yorker
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Written in Stone
(missing author)
by Catherine Brady, from Zyzzyva
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Accomplice
(missing author)
bu Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum, from The Georgia Review
1 / 176
Screenwriter
(missing author)
by Charles D'Ambrosio, from The New Yorker
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Breasts
(missing author)
by Stuart Dybek, from Tin House. an unusual style for me but I found it incredibly engaging
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Breasts
(missing author)
by Stuart Dybek, from Tin House. an unusual style for me but I found it incredibly engaging
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Some Other, Better Otto
(missing author)
by Deborah Eisenberg, from The Yale Review. painful but really quite beautiful
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Some Other, Better Otto
(missing author)
by Deborah Eisenberg, from The Yale Review. painful but really quite beautiful
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Grace
(missing author)
by Paula Fox, from Harper's
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The Tutor
(missing author)
by Nell Freudenberger, from Granta. surprisingly good
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A Rich Man
(missing author)
by Edward P. Jones, from The New Yorker
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Limestone Diner
(missing author)
by Trudy Lewis, from Meridian
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Intervention
(missing author)
by Jill McCorkle, from Ploughshares
0 / 6
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Gallatin Canyon
(missing author)
by Thomas McGuane, from The New Yorker. this was terrific
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Gallatin Canyon
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by Thomas McGuane, from The New Yorker. this was terrific
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Runaway
by
Alice Munro
from The New Yorker. engrossing
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All Saints Day
(missing author)
by Angela Pneuman, from Virginia Quarterly Review
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What Kind of Furniture Would Jesus Pick
(missing author)
by Annie Proulx, from The New Yorker
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2
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What Kind of Furniture Would Jesus Pick
(missing author)
by Annie Proulx, from The New Yorker
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Docent
(missing author)
by R. T. Smith, from The Missouri Review
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The Walk with Elizanne
by
John Updike
from The New Yorker
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Mirror Studies
(missing author)
by Mary Yukari Waters, from zoetrope. really did not like this one; weirdly boring
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Mirror Studies
(missing author)
by Mary Yukari Waters, from zoetrope. really did not like this one; weirdly boring
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What We Cannot Speak About We Must Pass Over in Silence
(missing author)
by John Edgar Wideman, from Harper's Magazine
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What We Cannot Speak About We Must Pass Over in Silence
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by John Edgar Wideman, from Harper's Magazine
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