Louise Erdrich was getting help with her computer when her daughter discovered something on the hard drive. A short story.

Python’s Kiss” by Louise Erdrich is a collection of short stories that are just as poignant and rich as her novels.

“Python’s Kiss” collects a baker’s dozen stories, nine of which previously have been published in the New Yorker and ...

“I feel like it did,” Erdrich says with amusement, acknowledging the blurred line between her life and imagination. She’s talking about “Python’s Kiss,” a short story that is also the title of her new ...