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Apparently all mothers, even surrogate mothers, were alike, but at least Adele no longer had to fear monitory parables from her real mother.—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026 -
On Sundays, O’Neal’s father preached hope from the pulpit, stories of his family intertwined with morals and truths and parables.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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The collection spans centuries of storytelling in multiple genres, from migratory fairytales with kings and princesses to legends of ghosts and the Devil to fables with talking animals.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
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The Syfy-channel TV show Channel Zero uses some of the best known of these fables as fodder for serialized storytelling.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2026
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The approach is one that Allen is known for, having spent her career drawing on personal anecdotes and relationships to fuel her songwriting.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 June 2026
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Echoing the disorientation of grief, the novel doesn’t take the form of a straightforward story, but rather a mosaic of flashbacks, anecdotes, and reflections.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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Launched within JioHotstar with more than 100 original titles, Tadka features vertical, episodic stories ranging from 30 to 60 seconds, designed for mobile-first consumption with narratives rooted in everyday emotions, relationships and contemporary Indian culture.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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Instead, Michals paired together multiple photographs—sometimes five or six to as many as nine—that unfolded like short narratives.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
11 June 2026
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