short story
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Welty’s novels and short stories are still celebrated for their richly described landscapes of her native South and their equally vivid view of the inner lives of her characters.
The movie radiates the spare, rugged poetry of a short story or a John Prine song.
From Los Angeles Times
The dilemma isn’t a new one, as Truman Capote made clear in his 1967 short story “The Thanksgiving Visitor.”
He sold his first short story to the Atlantic Monthly at the age of 23.
This hefty collection promises “something for everyone” in its harvest of 20 short stories by current authors from David Avallone to Andrew Welsh-Huggins.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
