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The Big Mama Stories

by Shay Youngblood · 2012

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Spunky stories set in the Black small-town early 60s South. 1990 Pushcart Anthology selection.

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LGBTLGBTMore like thisLess of this
Themes
African AmericanAfrican AmericanMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2010s2010sMore like thisLess of thisAmerican SouthAmerican SouthMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 106 pages
Form
short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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