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While many of the stories in Marcus's (The Flame Alphabet) new collection are far more accessible than much of his earlier work, there are plenty of experimental pieces here. New listeners should enjoy writerly in-jokes (such as a third-person story about a writing teacher, which includes an observation that writing in the third person avoids the self-pity problem inherent in stories written in the first person) and marvel at what Marcus can do with a short story that consists largely of waiting at t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More