Clay (short story) in a time of religious and political turmoil in Ireland. At the time that "Clay" was written there was a divide among the Irish between those of the Catholic faith and those of the Protestant faith. Clay (short story) "Clay" is a short story by James Joyce published in his 1914 collection "Dubliners." It is important to note that due to this short story being left intentionally vague by its author, there can be numerous interpretations on what occurs in the story and the analysis of it. Maria, an elderly woman with a job in a rescue mission for wayward
The Evening News (short story collection) Hardylike sway, all narrated in a variety of inventive and accomplished voices." -Tom Dowling of the "San Francisco Examiner" "Ardizzone's stories also have a political bite to them, adding a deepened dimension, a fuller realization to his characters and giving them a particular social context often missing in other young writers." -David E. Anderson from "The Seattle Times" The Evening News (short story collection) The Evening News is Tony Ardizzone's first collection of stories, and winner of the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction. The collection is a small press book published in 1986 by the University of Georgia Press.