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639:"The Kuhreihen Melody", Winner, Essay category,
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357:Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction
127:Learn how and when to remove this message
755:National Playwright's Conference Award,
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696:Best American Notable Essay
686:Best American Notable Essay
684:"A Pre-Victorian Bathtub",
676:Best American Notable Essay
655:Best American Notable Essay
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501:The Wall Street Journal
445:Night Blooming Serious,
361:Life Goes to the Movies
302:St. Lawrence University
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393:By Cunning & Craft
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