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 Crop (short story) The Crop (short story) "The Crop" is an early short story by the American author Flannery O'Connor. It is one of the six stories included in O'Connor's 1947 master's thesis "The Geranium: A Collection of Short Stories" and was published posthumously in "Mademoiselle" in 1971. It also appeared in the 1971 collection "The Complete Stories". In the story, the main character, Miss Willerton, is trying to write a book. She comes up with an idea about a man who is attacked by his wife with a knife, but then Willerton inserts herself into the story to save the man. Miss