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In the Garden of the North American Martyrs

shortsonline — Tue, 09 May 2023 21:00:01 +0000

Short Story by Tobias Wolff. At an interview for a position in a prestigious college, a history professor learns that she is a token female candidate with no chance of success. Part of the application process is a lecture, where she finds her own voice for the first time.

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Powder

shortsonline — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 20:18:39 +0000

Quick Read by Tobias Wolff. A father and son have very different personalities. The two share a moment of bonding when the conservative boy “lets go” and enjoys his irresponsible father’s dangerous drive down a snow-covered mountain in order to get home from a skiing holiday in time for Christmas.

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Bullet in the Brain

shortsonline — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 06:45:07 +0000

Short Story by Tobias Wolff. An obnoxious book critic's snide comments get him shot by a bank robber. His moment-of-death memory is about a childhood baseball game, suggesting that the highlights of his life were the simple pleasures of youth before losing his innocence to conceit, disillusionment and cynicism.

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Bible

shortsonline — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 10:36:37 +0000

Short Story by Tobias Wolff. A schoolteacher faces a woman’s worst fears when a man comes up behind her in a parking lot, demands her keys, and forces her into her car. Her abductor wants justice for his son, who is about to be expelled from her school for cheating.

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