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Dec 28, 2025 • Bud Smith
Interview with Scott McClanahan
Ten years ago, I became a Scott Mclanahan fan.
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"Skyhawks" in The Paris Review
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Reviews of My Life
monkeys, bunnies, bats, rams, and Sophie
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Back Among the Living
I’ve been on nightshift for the last six weeks, working fourteen hour clips, sometimes with Sunday off, sometimes not.
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Tiger Blood
a story from my collection Double Bird
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Take a Penny, Leave a Penny
A stork flies over our lake, dropping a baby to a woman paddling a canoe.
Dec 29, 2024 • Bud Smith
How to Write a Novel By Hand
Some Methods I Use These Days/Nights
Nov 24, 2024 • Bud Smith
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