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Vampires in the lemon grove6/20/2023 ![]() ![]() In fact, in comparison to the creatures that dominate “Reeling for the Empire” it must be admitted that the vampires in that Italian lemon grove actually do wind up coming off as kind of quaint and normal. Speaking of writers like Eudora Welty, the opening scene of “Proving Up” might not feel entirely out of place in a short story by University of Nebraska’s one great contribution to American culture, Willa Cather.Įach of these stories and several others begin innocently enough, but it is not just vampires that make things go weird. Likewise, “Reeling for the Empire” starts out innocently enough as an accounting of a some Japanese women who have become victims of some sort of sinister trafficking. ![]() (Which, one should take note, is capable of transforming into “San Francisco” quite easily if your autocorrect is particularly sensitive to a slight misspelling. Even though the story has the word “vampires” in it, one is immediately lulled into a sense of quiet expectation of something different courtesy of an opening paragraph describing the lemon groves of Santa Francesca. ![]() ![]() Most of the stories in this collection start out innocently enough to easily fit their way into a collection by a writer like Eudora Welty or Ann Beatty. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]()
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