Unlikely Words » fiction http://www.unlikelywords.com A blog with delusions of grandeur Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:48:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Incarnations of Burned Children by David Foster Wallace http://www.unlikelywords.com/2009/05/10/incarnations-of-burned-children-by-david-foster-wallace/ http://www.unlikelywords.com/2009/05/10/incarnations-of-burned-children-by-david-foster-wallace/#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 01:29:30 +0000 aaron cohen http://www.unlikelywords.com/?p=4431
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    • ]]>     This short story from David Foster Wallace is perfect for those of you who'd like to read more of DFW's work, but never will because it's too long. It clocks in at just around 1100 words, half of which seem to be, but aren't, in the last sentence.

    And here's a bonus Stephen King story called Rest Stop that I haven't gotten to yet.

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    ]]>     http://www.unlikelywords.com/2009/05/10/incarnations-of-burned-children-by-david-foster-wallace/feed/ 0     What Went Wrong By Tim O’ Brien http://www.unlikelywords.com/2009/05/02/what-went-wrong-by-tim-o-brien/ http://www.unlikelywords.com/2009/05/02/what-went-wrong-by-tim-o-brien/#comments Sat, 02 May 2009 21:14:40 +0000 aaron cohen http://www.unlikelywords.com/?p=4368
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    • ]]>     What Went Wrong is a new short story by Tim O'Brien, the sequel to July '69, and appears in his new book, July, July.

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