Wait, am I really gonna do this? Read a short story every single day? In the midst of regular life, which demands so much of me (us) already? Why am I doing this??
Because I am a writer, and writers love self-punishment?
Maybe.
Because I am a writer, and I know that reading a short story every day will teach me a lot about writing short stories?
Definitely.
Because I believe in the power and magic of short stories, the pure craft of them, and I want to share them with the world? By reading stories written by writers known and unknown?
Absolutely.
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