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Truman Capote: Miriam

“Miriam” is a short story by Truman Capote, published in June 1945 in Mademoiselle magazine. Mrs. H. T. Miller is a sixty-one-year-old widow living in New York, where she leads a solitary life marked by tranquility and routine. One snowy night, while waiting in line to get into the movie theater, she meets Miriam, a peculiar girl with silver hair who asks her for help getting into the movie. Although Mrs. Miller readily agrees, she soon begins to sense something about Miriam that unsettles her and causes her to distance herself. However, that will not be the last time she sees the girl.

Truman Capote: A Christmas Memory

“A Christmas Memory” is a touching short story by Truman Capote, published in Mademoiselle in December 1956. In a nostalgic autumn in the southern United States, a seven-year-old boy and his quirky and loving cousin prepare to carry out their annual tradition of making fruit pies to give away at Christmas. Bound by a close friendship, they roam the countryside gathering fruit and visiting unique corners of the village to gather the necessary ingredients. For them, Christmas is not just another social event, but an intimate ritual that celebrates tenderness, imagination, and the bonds of the heart.