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31 Days of Stories 2020

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31 Days of Stories 2022, Day 31: “The Witness for the Prosecution” by Agatha Christie

May 31, 2022June 14, 2022

Chirstie’s story, which was later adapted by the author for the stage and by Billy Wilder for film, is exemplary of her patented twist endings.

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31 Days of Stories 2020, Day 31: “Home” by Langston Hughes

May 31, 2020June 14, 2022

First published in 1934, Langston Hughes's story throws a spotlight on racial violence that continues in America today.

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31 Days of Stories 2020, Day 30: “Now More than Ever” by Zadie Smith

May 30, 2020June 14, 2022

Zadie Smith's controversial story is a dystopian satire about call-out culture.

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31 Days of Stories 2020, Day 29: “Book Review” by Nancy Hale

May 29, 2020June 14, 2022

Nancy Hale's story about the dangers of poisonous political ideologies is surprisingly relevant to our current moment.

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31 Days of Stories 2020: Day 28: “South Congress” by Bryan Washington

May 28, 2020June 14, 2022

Bryan Washington's story is about a veteran drug dealer who becomes a kind of surrogate father to an undocumented Guatemalan teen.

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31 Days of Stories 2020, Day 27: “Baby Jesus and the Intruder” by Elise Levine

May 27, 2020June 14, 2022

Elise Levine, sui generis.

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31 Days of Stories 2020, Day 26: “Ships in High Transit” by Binyavanga Wainaina

May 26, 2020June 14, 2022

Binyavanga Wainaina's story is about the performative cultural roles people are expected to play.

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31 Days of Stories 2020, Day 25: “Petty Theft” by Adrian Michael Kelly

May 25, 2020June 14, 2022

Adrian Michael Kelly uses a train ride as a means to examine a character who is much less upright than he at first appears.

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31 Days of Stories 2020, Day 24: “Sardonicus” by Ray Russell

May 24, 2020June 14, 2022

Ray Russell's 1961 modern Gothic tale has lost none of its power to shock its reader.

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31 Days of Stories 2020, Day 23: “The Art of Shipbuilding” by Tyler Keevil

May 23, 2020June 14, 2022

Tyler Keevil's brief two-hander is a parable about what it takes to be an artist.

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