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“Ape Opus” by Kate Lister Campbell / Salamander Magazine
“God knows my heart, no matter what you think you know.” When I finished reading Kate Lister Campbell’s “Ape Opus” (7,100 words) in Salamander Magazine last week, I had a premonition: I saw it featured in the next Best American Short Stories anthology. From my keyboard to God’s…I want to type “ears,” but I guess modem? God’s ISP? The connection was obvious: This story of a woman’s religious epiphany, a full-on miracle, lining up squarely with my vision of Lister Campbell’s st

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