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Haunted by unfulfilled dreams and disappointments, and often acting out of mixed intentions and questionable motives, the boys turned young men of these stories are nevertheless portrayed with depth, tenderness, and humanity. Jodi Angel's gritty and heartbreaking prose leaves readers empathizing with people they wouldn't ordinarily trust or believe in.

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Haunted by unfulfilled dreams and disappointments, and often acting out of mixed intentions and questionable motives, the boys turned young men of these stories are nevertheless portrayed with depth, tenderness, and humanity. Jodi Angel's gritty and heartbreaking prose leaves readers empathizing with people they wouldn't ordinarily trust or believe in.
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Jodi Angel s first collection of short stories, "The History of Vegas," was published in 2005 and was named as a "San Francisco Chronicle" "Best Book of 2005" as well as a "Los Angeles Times" Book Review "Discovery." Her work has appeared in "Tin House," "Zoetrope: All-Story," and the "Sycamore Review," among other publications and anthologies. Her stories have received several Pushcart Prize nominations and she was selected for Special Mention in 2007. Most recently her story, "A Good Deuce," was noted as a "Distinguished Story" in "The Best American Stories" 2012. She grew up in a small town in Northern California--in a family of girls. "