false 38277 1 <BLOCKQUOTE>MTV has discovered the authors of tomorrow. Read them today in <I>Pieces.</I></BLOCKQUOTE><P>This unique short-story collection is more than a good read -- it's an exciting glimpse into the future of fiction. The winners of MTV's "Write Stuff" competition share their voices and visions in tales that are endearingly raw, undeniably bold, and engagingly inventive.<P>In <I>Next Time,</I> a housewife encounters a gunman -- an experience that changes her life, and her mind, in surprising ways...<I>Pinball</I> is an edgy tale of a young mail clerk's hidden sex life...After her broken engagement, a cook in New York goes to work for a chic SoHo couple in <I>Roam...Mother</I> captures the tragedy of a woman's illness, as witnessed through her daughter's eyes...In <I>Day of the Dead,</I> a humorously doomed relationship begins when a twentysomething's boyfriend returns from an Outward Bound trip and moves in with her...Two old high school friends reunite -- and compare their very different lives -- in <I>Black Cowboy.</I> <P>Along with other stories and an introduction by Stephen Chbosky <I>(The Perks of Being a Wallflower), Pieces</I> is filled with the excitement of discovery -- as a host of newcomers present their works to a wide and eager audience.<P> 38051 1 8 2000 Pieces: A Collection of New Voices total:204|5:22|4:60|3:87|2:29|1:6| 204 675 450 15 3 0 false false Mon Apr 13 10:10:27 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 13:44:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun May 31 08:57:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 00:07:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Aug 30 02:55:07 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 02:57:01 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 07:59:22 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 08:00:38 -0800 2009 The Perks instead, and if you still really want to read this, do as I did and check it out from the library.]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Jun 18 23:14:52 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 23:15:27 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Feb 24 10:16:36 -0800 2008 Thu May 01 17:46:44 -0700 2008 So, no, all-round, I wasn't too imp...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Aug 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jan 22 07:36:29 -0800 2008 Sun Aug 23 11:32:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Apr 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 15:05:16 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 15:06:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Feb 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 25 19:23:01 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 25 19:49:13 -0800 2008
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