The great thing about a short story is that it doesn't have to trawl through someone's whole life; it can come in glancingly from the side. (Emma Donoghue)

The great thing about a short story is that it doesn't have to trawl through someone's whole life; it can come in glancingly from the side.

Emma Donoghue

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