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“Midnight, she knew, tasted of bitter water but smelled good as damp dirt. The dark hours had taught her that as she’d slid from room to room.”
O. Henry Prize Winner: Lynne Sharon Schwartz’s ‘The Golden Rule’
Originally Appeared in 'Fifth Wednesday Journal'
O. Henry Prize Winner: Molly Antopol’s ‘My Grandmother Tells Me This Story’
Originally Appeared in 'Ecotone'
O. Henry Prize Winner: Dina Nayeri’s ‘A Ride Out of Phrao’
Originally Appeared in 'Alaska Quarterly Review'
O. Henry Prizes: Read Four of the Best Stories of the Year
By Molly Antopol, Lynne Sharon Schwartz, Dina Nayeri, and Christopher Merkner
The Dog
César Aira
“I was in a bus, sitting by the window, looking out at the street. Suddenly a dog started barking very loudly nearby. I tried to see where it was. So did some other passengers.”
Ballad of the Black and Blue Mind
Anne Roiphe
“It wouldn’t be polite to ask Dr. Berman if she was listening. He was sitting opposite her in the patient’s chair but he was not a patient.”
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