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I find it satisfying and intellectually stimulating to work with the intensity, brevity, balance and word play of the short story.

Annie Proulx

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Annie Proulx
Age: 89
Born: 1935
Born: August 22
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Journalist
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Non-Fiction Writer
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Norwich
Connecticut
E. Annie Proulx
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Edna Annie Proulx
Edna Ann Proulx
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