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Winter 2009 • Vol. XXXI No. 1 • 2008 Kenyon Review Short Fiction Contest |

The Bearberry Elegies

By Nick Ripatrazone

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Nick Ripatrazone’s recent work has appeared in Saint Ann’s Review and McSweeney’s; his short story collection manuscript, Mustard, was a semifinalist for the 2008 Hudson Prize. He is pursuing an MFA from the University of Texas at El Paso, and is currently writing a novel.

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