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#157 The Horse-Stealers

Posted on October 9, 2014 / Updated October 9, 2014 by Travis Richardson

Find today’s 6763 word story here: http://www.chekhovshorts.com/stories/157.html Travis review: This a noir story. We have a medical assistant with a reputation of being a ” braggart and drunkard” crashing at an inn in the middle of a snow storm. If this were adapted into a modern story, the location might be a roadhouse with a couple rough …

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#151 The Party

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Travis Richardson

Find today’s 12808 word story here: http://www.chekhovshorts.com/stories/151.html Travis review: Today’s story concerns an unhappily married couple celebrating the husband’s names day party. The point of view is from the exhausted, pregnant wife who internally fumes at her husband while trying to maintain a cheerful, happy demeanor. There are probably dozens of reasons for it, but …

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