Short stories are fiction's R & D department, and failed or less-than-conclusive experiments are not just to be expected but to be hoped for. (Walter Kirn)

Short stories are fiction's R & D department, and failed or less-than-conclusive experiments are not just to be expected but to be hoped for.

Walter Kirn

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