The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker cover image

T. Coraghessan Boyle Reads “Princess”

The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker

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The Little Girl in the Trash Bag

The girl was estimated to be between eight and ten years old. She was wearing pink crocs, pajamas and a blue and white polar bear print. Her face was narrow and serious, but the eyes were all wrong in the mouth,. Dawn had to remind herself that this was only a sketch, not a photo. A photo would have been more than anybody could bear.

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