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The Prize Story That Wasn’t a Curtain Raiser
A Chicago writer and his wife plan a prize story tied to selling furniture to fund the project. Delays, editor pressure, and a fire disrupt work as the couple wrestle between financial need and artistic ambition. In the end the deadline expires and the tale remains unwritten, while domestic worries and local newspaper life unfold.
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