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“I decided to make myself a little less precious with my storytelling. I think you can see from the first three pieces in the book that I have a long term relationship with the short story as a form and I really love an elegantly crafted story that has several elements that come together in a way that is emotionally complex and different from when we started. That kind of crystalline, perfect, idealized thing that the short story as a genre has come to represent.”

Quote by Lucy Corin

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Lucy Corin, born in 1970, is an accomplished American novelist known for her unique narrative style and profound portrayal of marginalized communities. more

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