Analyzing Porter's Short Stories

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Andrew McElroy Hensley English 11/ Seventh Period 3 February 2017 Part 2: Author Bio Callie Russell Porter was born in Indian Creek, Texas on May 15 ,1890. She is a writer and he work was pretty well received. Much of her stories were pretty dark. She had used a lot of dark themes in the stories she wrote. Looking back on her childhood it is clear to see where she got the inspiration for her work. Her mother died when she was two ,and then her family went to live with her grandmother. Eventually her grandmother died too. After the death of her grndmother her family moved around a bit till she married her first husband. He was a jerk and abused her. she ran away soon after her threw her down the stairs breaking her ankle. She then went

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