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5 picks · 1991–2007

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Or Else
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Short story about a thirty-nine-year-old man taking his girlfriend to a house in Telluride for the weekend. “My family owns a house in Telluride,” was…

Eminent Domain
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Short story about an actor who comes across the runaway child of a rich family living on the streets. Set in Houston, TX... What caught Paolo’s attention…

Dick
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Short story about a mother who son's best friend goes missing after her own family moves from L.A. to Colorado... Ann Ponders' husband and son had…

Only a Thing
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Short story about a married woman whose house is broken into while she’s off having an affair. You could compare a certain kind of love affair to a car …

Dirty Words
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Bette, 25, moves from La Jolla, California, to Chicago. She marries Sergio Petroski, 53, owner of the Marxist coffeehouse where she works. She feels …