Short Stories and Awards
The short story In the Gloaming was first published in The New Yorker in 1994 and was selected by John Updike for inclusion in the Best American Short Stories of the Century. Prior to that, it was included in The Best American Short Stories 1994, as selected by Tobias Wolff. In the Gloaming was made into an HBO film starring Glenn Close and directed by Christopher Reeve.
Dark's short story "Watch the Animals," first published in Harper's Magazine, was subsequently awarded an O. Henry Award in 2000. She has also published stories in Doubletake, Five Points, and Redbook. Her essays and reviews have appeared in publications such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Harper's Bazaar, and she is a frequent contributor of essays on a wide range of subjects to several anthologies.
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