Laura Trippi September 30, 2012 Double Happiness Pop Matters: A Crash Course in 20 Stories Laura Trippi September 30, 2012 Double Happiness ““In ‘Pelican Song’, Mary-Beth Hughes proves that it’s possible to write well about domestic violence. Her story is smart, well-rounded, and avoids sentimentality at every turn.”” — Erin Lyndal Martin, "A Crash Course in 20 Stories: The Paris Review's 'Object Lessons'" From a review of a collection of short stories that includes "Pelican Song," from Double Happiness.