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    Single: Two Stories
    Single: Two Stories
    Single: Two Stories
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    Single: Two Stories

    By Jim Hanas

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    "Single" contains two previously published short stories: "Miss Tennessee" and "The Cryerer," which first appeared in The Land-Grant College Review and One Story, respectively. Both will appear in "Why They Cried," my new e-book collection, coming in October 2010 from Joyland and ECW Press. Enjoy the sample and visit whytheycried.com for news and updates.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJim Hanas
    Release dateOct 26, 2009
    ISBN9781452361970
    Single: Two Stories
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    Jim Hanas

    I am the author of Cassingle: Five Stories (2009) and Single: Two Stories (2006), two e-book collections of short stories that previously appeared in McSweeney's, Fence, One Story, The Land-Grant College Review, and elsewhere. My non-fiction and humor pieces have appeared in Slate, Radar, Print, the New York Daily News, and the New York Post.

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