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Ploughshares, Fiction Issue Edited by Alice Hoffman (Vol. 29, Nos. 2 & 3, Fall 2003)

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Ploughshares Spring 2014

Ploughshares, Fiction Issue Edited by Alice Hoffman (Vol. 29, Nos. 2 & 3, Fall 2003)

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Overview: The Fall 2003 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by Alice Hoffman. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles.Guest-edited by Alice Hoffman, author of Practical Magic, The Dovekeepers, and many other acclaimed works of fiction, this all-fiction Fall 2000 issue of Ploughshares contains stories by notable authors like Gregory Maguire, Jayne Anne Phillips, Elizabeth Berg, and Grace Paley. Of the works in this issue, Hoffman says in her Introduction, "That, of course, is what great fiction does: it opens a door you never even knew was there, it reminds you that the world isn't always what you had assumed it to be, and that it is our job, as writers of fiction, to report from a front no one has ever visited before."Full Table of ContentsINTRODUCTIONAlice HoffmanEDITOR PROFILEMaryanne O'HaraFICTION"The Party," by Elizabeth Berg"The Bad Shepherd," by Peter Ho Davies"In the Garden," by Kim Edwards"Train to Chinko," by Karl Harshbarger"The Firebird," by Elizabeth L. Hodges"Double Whammy," by Perri Klass"Precision Marching at the Orphanage, 1890," by Gregory Maguire"Child Widow," by Alexandra Marshall"Witness," by Tom Martin"I Am Not Your Mother," by Alice Mattison"Intervention," by Jill McCorkle"Rear View," by Antonya Nelson"Reading in His Wake," by Pamela Painter"Justice—A Beginning," by Grace Paley"The Bad Thing," by Jayne Anne Phillips"Fast Sunday," by Sue Standing"A Flower for Ginette," by Susan VreelandEDITORS' SHELF

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Pages 216
Language Eng
Publisher Emerson College
Published 2003
ISBN 21348469
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Kenneth Diaz
Kenneth Diaz May 18, 2024
Absolutely brilliant. The prose is exquisite. It’s accessible yet undeniably sophisticated. An absolute must-read for connoisseurs of the genre.
Barbara Thomas
Barbara Thomas February 09, 2024
A decent, if standard, experience. Certain acts were fascinating, while others felt like a slight endeavor to complete. Suitable if your reading queue is empty.
William Adams
William Adams November 22, 2025
Such a rich narrative. The pacing was impeccable and the characters felt incredibly authentic. I was completely immersed. I am now a lifelong fan of this author.
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