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Books by laura shaine cunningham author of sleeping. She debuted at steppenwolf theater with a main stage production of her play bang, a dark comedy set in an underground condominium. In this collection of fourteen storiesmostly set among working folks in the hudson river valley of new yorkmusic, food. Laura shaine cunningham, character studies word cafe.
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