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The second story on our ep, Reading Between the Lines, is performed by @CalvinLeonSmith. Kendra Fortmeyer's powerful “Things I Know to be True” centers on a struggling veteran who uses words to hold his life together. Listen at: https://t.co/15tB62npBQ (Photo by Kevin Yatarola) https://t.co/XvoyHNxIp5

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It's always a treat to bring Shorts back to @ualbany! Our friends Teagle F. Bougere, Jane Curtin, and @THEmikedoyle gave magnificent performances of compelling stories by Ray Bradbury, Meron Hadero, @Robinhemley, and Anne Tyler. 🙏 to all who joined us for this sold out show! https://t.co/txLtIRcY4d

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Toni Morrison’s “Beloved” is a story about, among many things, the different ways memory takes form. On the podcast, we share an excerpt from the book, performed by @AndreBraugher, about how memory lives in the body, both on its surface and under the skin. https://t.co/5arWPROnny https://t.co/No4xUQe7ir

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Toni Morrison's classic, The Bluest Eye, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. We share Koritha Mitchell's experience on how this novel shaped her idea of being Black and a woman. https://t.co/7042vgM1nK

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The second story on the episode, Love Object, is read @SoniaMManzano. Kali Fajardo-Anstine’s “Sugar Babies" is the sweet story of a teenager who learns about love and responsibility from a sack of sugar. Listen at: https://t.co/cVrpneImAc PC James Bessoir https://t.co/FWsQfXl7rC

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Congratulations to Diane Cook whose stories we have read at Shorts. We read from her debut collection so it's especially exciting to see her writing career take off with her novel, The New Wilderness, which was shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize. https://t.co/So4D9ffZVP

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And you can hear her story “The Case for Remaining Indoors,” here: https://t.co/BrJDdxOGYm https://t.co/Y40MlhTkuy

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On the podcast, a delightful array of jokes, poems, and stories from a live program with comedian @birbigs and poet @PoetryCrush. The couple share excerpts from their funny and touching book, The New One, about the birth of their daughter. Listen at: https://t.co/EpnaQYvIBS https://t.co/kO26425A7M

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A “lost” story by Shirley Jackson, in which the author of "The Haunting of Hill House" shows a microcosm of the racism and sexism in US society through a dissatisfied woman’s trip to a corner shop, is being published for the first time. https://t.co/ujgJcXFrKC

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Toni Morrison’s “Beloved” is a story about, among many things, the different ways memory takes form. On the podcast, we share an excerpt from the book, performed by @AndreBraugher, about how memory lives in the body, both on its surface and under the skin. https://t.co/5arWPROnny https://t.co/No4xUQe7ir