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We want to believe that we’re invulnerable, and that people who get tricked deserve it. Well, they don’t. And someday the arrogant types who mock the gullible are likely to get their turn to wear the dunce cap.

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Good short-story collections, like good record albums, are almost always hit-and-miss affairs – successful if they include three or four great tracks, wildly successful if they have five. And that’s as it should be.

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In the age of networked everything, life moves sideways and covers lots of ground while barely touching the earth.

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June 13, 2024

In the age of networked everything, life moves sideways and covers lots of ground while barely touching the earth.

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June 13, 2024

Good short-story collections, like good record albums, are almost always hit-and-miss affairs – successful if they include three or four great tracks, wildly successful if they have five. And that’s as it should be.

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