Chris Waldburger

Chris Waldburger

Thank You for the Light

Sep 24, 2016
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The Great Gatsby's author, a tired heroine, the Virgin Mary, and a quiet cigarette.

Thank you for the light

A while ago, a forgotten F Scott Fitzgerald (of Great Gatsby fame) short story was re-discovered. The story, entitled 'Thank you for the light', follows below, as originally published in the New Yorker magazine.

In the midst of so much turmoil around the world, this little…

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