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10 reasons why the listicle has replaced the short story as the great american literary form

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1. In the style of Raymond Carver, they’re deceptively simple and utterly profound. 

2. In the style of Chekhov (not an American, but the father of the short story), they start in middle.

3. In the style of F. Scott Fitzgerald, they’re about issues of the day.

4. Much like J.D. Salinger, they appeal to adolescents and often use contemporary slang. 

5. In the style of Ernest Hemingway, they’ve trimmed the fat. 

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If you had a pillow with Dave Letterman’s face on it, why would you ever drop it into the street? Or is this exactly why, so folks like me can look down on a rainy day and see Dave smiling up at us? (Thank you, Wacko Stranger.)

If you had a pillow with Dave Letterman’s face on it, why would you ever drop it into the street? Or is this exactly why, so folks like me can look down on a rainy day and see Dave smiling up at us? (Thank you, Wacko Stranger.)

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