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Brock Clarke

Brock Clarke is the author of six books of fiction, most recently the novel The Happiest People in the World (Algonquin, 2014). He teaches English and Creative Writing at Bowdoin College.

Spring 2016

The Bus

By Brock Clarke

My car won’t start. So I call my wife Therese and tell her that. She says “Oh no!” and then offers to pick me up right away. It’s almost five […]