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'' 2006 . the collected stories of amy hempel '' , rick moody , chuck palahniuk chicago , illinois , united states raymond grace paley , mary robison carver , barry hannah , gordon lish , 156px american 14 december 1951 fiction hempel_stories . jpg amy hempel
 short story writer , essayist , journalist , professor
amy hempel

amy hempel -lrb- born december 14 , 1951 -rrb- is an american short story writer and journalist .
she teaches creative writing at bennington college and university of florida .
