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Clown Chronicles: Epilogue

  • January 25, 2015
  • by Leah Mueller
The Clown Chronicles is a four part short story by American writer Leah Mueller. In the final part, an ex clown visits her former employer.
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Clown Chronicles: Part Three

  • January 11, 2015
  • by Leah Mueller
The third part of the Clown Chronicles, a short story by Leah Mueller set in 1980s Chicago.
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Clown Chronicles: Part One

  • December 26, 2014
  • by Leah Mueller
It was an afternoon of dejection following a long period of abject poverty that led to my decision to become a clown.
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