People think they’re interesting. That’s their first mistake. Every retiree you meet wants to supply you with his life story.
The Giant of Cape Cod
Elizabeth McCracken
‘People think they're interesting. That's their first mistake.’
40 years of Granta

The Silkworms
Nothing to see here!

Peace Shall Destroy Many
What made him do what he did? Could it have all been for an ice cream bar, really? Will any of us ever know?

Blue Sky Days
What made him do what he did? Could it have all been for an ice cream bar, really? Will any of us ever know?

Vladimir in Love
What made him do what he did? Could it have all been for an ice cream bar, really? Will any of us ever know?

The Transition
What made him do what he did? Could it have all been for an ice cream bar, really? Will any of us ever know? What made him do what he did? Could it have all been for an ice cream bar, really? Will any of us ever know?
Elizabeth McCracken
Elizabeth McCracken was born in Boston in 1966. She has degrees in English literature from Boston University and in fiction writing from the University of Iowa. Her collection of short stories, Here's Your Hat, What's Your Hurry?, was an American Library Association Notable Book of 1994. In 1996 she was selected as one of Granta's Best Young American Novelists. She is also the author of a memoir, An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination (2008). Currently a Professor at Iowa Writer's Workshop, she lives in Iowa City.
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