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2016 flood inspires Coburn's new short story: La. Literature

Por: The Advocate Entertainment September 17, 2022

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Baton Rouge writer Emily Beck Cogburn’s short story, “Losing Everything,” is a tale of loss and redemption.Inspired by events of the August 2016 flood, the story was recently published in the “Weird Weather” issue of Alluvian (). Alluvian is a creative online journal started in 2015 that publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art and video related to environmental concerns.In Cogburn's story, the main character, Doris, lives... + full article



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