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The Lie

Written by: T. C. Boyle
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This short story from the collection Wild Child was originally published in the New Yorker.

Lonnie is tired. He's tired of his job, the monotony of it, and tired of the predictability ofhis home life now that he's a father. It's a day like every other day, and hecan't face the inevitability of it all. So he lies. It's a small lie, but heknows small lies become big ones. He knows it as soon as he says his daughteris in the hospital. But he can't stop himself, and he can't stop the lie fromtaking on a life of its own.

©2013 T.C. Boyle (P)2013 Blackstone Audio Anthologies & Short Stories Fiction Literary Fiction Psychological Short Story Short Stories

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