Junot Diaz: On My Way to the Novel, I Fell in Love with the Short Story
The following is the introduction to The Best American Short Stories 2016. I’ve spent past 20 years reading and writing short stories—which, given some careers, ain’t all that much, but it is more than...
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When young people make the terrible, confounding decision to end their lives, it’s shocking. And when the deceased and their family are people you know, the ground shakes under your feet. You remember...
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