🎙 Douglas Vigliotti explores the powerful short story collection “Reasons to Live” by Amy Hempel, highlighting her masterful use of minimalism as a shining example of what is possible by using “less” to magnify human emotion and complexity. Her lean yet evocative prose challenges readers to uncover a deeper meaning within her stories, emphasizing what isn’t there over what is, and ultimately leaving readers to ponder what they would do when what keeps them safe and secure vanishes before their eyes.

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