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Ten Outstanding Short Stories to Read in 2022 By Longreads Feature Longtime contributor Pravesh Bhardwaj read and shared 276 short stories on the #longreads Twitter hashtag in 2021. Here are his favorites.
Children in the Garden: On Life at a 3,100-Mile Race By Devin Kelly Feature Another beauty of endurance is that it is happening at all times. It is everywhere we look. To see someone, anyone, in this world is to witness someone engaged in a feat of endurance.
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