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'''Lee K. Abbott''' (born in 1947) is an [[United States|American]] [[writer]], born and raised in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He is the author of six collections of short stories and teaches writing at the [[Ohio State University]] in [[Columbus, Ohio]].
'''Lee K. Abbott''' (born in 1947) is an [[United States|American]] [[writer]]. He is the author of six collections of short stories and teaches writing at the [[University of Ohio]] in [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]].


His stories are generally reflective of contemporary life and have appeared in numerous magazines and literary journals, including ''[[Harper's]]'', ''[[The Atlantic Monthly]]'', ''[[The Georgia Review]]'', and ''[[The Gettysburg Review]]''. In addition, his work has appeared in the ''[[Pushcart Prize]]'' volumes, ''[[The Best American Short Stories]]'' and in ''[[O. Henry Awards|Prize Stories: The O. Henry Awards]]''. He has also twice received a fellowships from the [[National Endowment for the Arts]].
His stories are generally reflective of contemporary life and have appeared in numerous magazines and literary journals, including ''[[Harper's]]'', ''[[The Atlantic Monthly]]'', ''[[The Georgia Review]]'', and ''[[The Gettysburg Review]]''. In addition, his work has appeared in the ''[[Pushcart Prize]]'' volumes, ''[[The Best American Short Stories]]'' and in ''[[O. Henry Awards|Prize Stories: The O. Henry Awards]]''. He has also twice received a fellowships from the [[National Endowment for the Arts]].

His books include All Things, All at Once; Wet Places at Noon; Living after Midnight; Dreams of Distant Lives; Strangers in Paradise; Love is the Crooked Thing; and The Heart Never Fits its Wanting; all collections of short fiction.


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Lee K. Abbott (born in 1947) is an American writer. He is the author of six collections of short stories and teaches writing at the University of Ohio in Columbus.

His stories are generally reflective of contemporary life and have appeared in numerous magazines and literary journals, including Harper's, The Atlantic Monthly, The Georgia Review, and The Gettysburg Review. In addition, his work has appeared in the Pushcart Prize volumes, The Best American Short Stories and in Prize Stories: The O. Henry Awards. He has also twice received a fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts.