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Issue No. 45

MY FRIEND TODD wants me to write him a story that will help him get girls into bed.

“You’ve already written stories that make girls cry,” he says. “And ones that make them laugh. So now write one that’ll make them jump into bed with me.”

I try to explain to him that it doesn’t work that way. True, there are some girls who cry when they read my stories, and there are some guys who—

“Forget guys,” Todd interrupts. “Guys don’t do it for me. I’m telling you this up front, so you won’t write a story that’ll get anyone who reads it into my bed, just girls. I’m telling you this up front to avoid unpleasantness.”

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About the Author



Etgar Keret’s writing has been published in The New York Times, Le Monde, The Guardian, The Paris Review, The New Yorker, and Zoetrope among other publications. More than 40 short films have been made based on his stories. His work has been translated into 31 languages and published in over 35 countries. He received the Chevalier Medallion of France’s Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2010. His short story collections include The Bus Driver Who Wanted to Be God & Other Stories, The Nimrod Flipout, The Girl On The Fridge, and most recently, Suddenly, a Knock on the Door.



Copyright © Etgar Keret, 2013. All rights reserved by the Author.

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