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Helen Maryles Shankman

Helen Maryles Shankman’s sto­ries have been nom­i­nat­ed for two Push­cart Prizes and have appeared in The Keny­on Review, Gar­goyle, Cream City Review, 2 Bridges Review, and oth­er pub­li­ca­tions. She lives in New Jer­sey with her hus­band and four children.

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Essay

When a Pic­ture Speaks a Thou­sand Words

Ear­li­er this week, Helen Maryles Shankman ques­tioned whether her fic­tion­al sto­ries triv­i­al­ize the Holo­caust. She is guest blog­ging all week as a Vis­it­ing Scribe…
Helen Maryles Shankman
February 4, 2016
Essay

Triv­i­al­iz­ing the Holocaust?

Helen Maryles Shankman is the author of In the Land of Armadil­los, a col­lec­tion of eight sto­ries set in Wlo­dawa, Poland dur­ing World War II. She is guest blog­ging all…
Helen Maryles Shankman
February 1, 2016
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In the Land of Armadil­los: Stories
Helen Maryles Shankman

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