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Christopher Chinchilla

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Christopher Chinchilla grew up in Southern California's Antelope Valley. He served four years in the U.S. Marine Corps and traveled throughout the United States and abroad. A student of literature and philosophy, he began his writing career in 2013 when he published "Newspapers," a coming-of-age short story based on an experience of his father's when immigrating to America as a child. After publishing several short stories, Christopher branched out and wrote his first novella, The Woman Alone, a passionate adventure set in the savannas of Kenya. His second novella is in the works. Christopher enjoys vacationing in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he visits family and gains inspiration for his writing from the wide landscapes and ...more

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Coffee in the Afternoon

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The Imp: A Short Story

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Time and Place: Sherman Alexie’s “What You Pawn I Will Redeem” (2003)

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I am a firm believer in the adage, “Form follows function,” and thus if a device is present in a story, it must serve a good purpose.


Sherman Alexie’s short story, “What You Pawn I Will Redeem,” begins with a time indication—“Noon” (8)—and we soon find that the time structu

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