We Show What We Have Learned and Other Stories

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By Clare Beams ’04

Published Sept. 2, 2016

The literary, historic, and fantastic collide in Clare Beams ’04’s collection of short stories, We Show What We Have Learned and Other Stories. By capturing the strangeness of being human while exploring layers of emotional complexity, Beams illuminates the ways we attempt to transform ourselves, our surroundings, and each other.

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