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Karen Brown
Karen Brown is the author of two novels:
The Clairvoyants
and
The Longings of Wayward Girls
, and two short story collections:
Little Sinners
and Other Stories
and
Pins and Needles: Stories
.
Getty / The Atlantic
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A short story
Karen Brown
August 31, 2021