My favorite form is the short story. From an aesthetics stand point you really have to pare down to the bone. You can't write a throw-away scene. (Roger Zelazny)

My favorite form is the short story. From an aesthetics stand point you really have to pare down to the bone. You can't write a throw-away scene.

Roger Zelazny

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