Will You Please be Quiet, Please?: The Stories of Raymond CarverA collection of short short stories about dirt farmers, salesmen, assembly-line workers, unemployed and bankrupt. |
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... honey , I just cannot believe it . I'm starved , he said , let's eat . I was happy , but I couldn't understand it , it was more than I was making . When I did the laundry I found the stub from Hartley's in his pocket , it was for 28 ...
... honey , I just cannot believe it . I'm starved , he said , let's eat . I was happy , but I couldn't understand it , it was more than I was making . When I did the laundry I found the stub from Hartley's in his pocket , it was for 28 ...
Page 172
... honey , I can't sleep . He was bent over by the dresser and slammed a drawer and turned on me , get out he screamed , get out of here , I'm sick of you spying he screamed . I went to my room and cried myself to sleep . He broke my heart ...
... honey , I can't sleep . He was bent over by the dresser and slammed a drawer and turned on me , get out he screamed , get out of here , I'm sick of you spying he screamed . I went to my room and cried myself to sleep . He broke my heart ...
Page 213
... Honey ? " he says . He holds the receiver against his ear and rocks back and forth , eyes closed . " Honey ? " " I have to go , " she says . " I wanted to call . Anyway , guess how much ? ” " Honey , " he says . " Six and a quarter ...
... Honey ? " he says . He holds the receiver against his ear and rocks back and forth , eyes closed . " Honey ? " " I have to go , " she says . " I wanted to call . Anyway , guess how much ? ” " Honey , " he says . " Six and a quarter ...
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