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About Lorrie Moore
American writer, critic, and essayist
Lorrie Moore is an American writer, critic, and essayist best known for her short stories. Since 1984, she has also taught creative writing. Her fiction has brought her major awards, and her work is widely associated with the short story form. Alongside her writing, she has maintained a long teaching career in creative writing, and her essays and criticism add to a body of work shaped by close attention to language and form.
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- “I usually grow sick of my short-story characters and think, 'I never want to see you again.'”Lorrie Moore
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- “People whom live in a world dominated by science and technology are losing belief in God and turning away fro…”Kilroy J. Oldster
- “Hard rain after darkwe slept in a driftwood hutocean snored all night.”Robert Hobkirk
- “Dad?" Jesus asked."Yes, son?" God replied."Do we still have any wrapping paper?" Jesus asked."No, we don't. I…”Anthony T. Hincks
Explore Confidence
- “We can free ourselves from the old stories that have reduced us & allow real love for ourselves to blossom.”Sharon Salzberg
- “In this work, you have to convince everyone all the time, at different levels, to support your dream. I learn…”Nicolas Ghesquiere
- “Trusting yourself means you believe in a higher divine power.”Lailah Gifty Akita
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Books by Lorrie Moore
A Gate at the Stairs
2010
Bark
2014
Who will run the frog hospital?
1994
See what can be done
2018
Birds of America
1998