July 2016 favorites

July 2016

The July stories ordered solely on my personal tastes.

1. ‘Blight’ by Stuart Dybek
2. ‘The Lesson’ by Jessamyn West
3. ‘Pet Milk’ by Stuart Dybek
4. ‘Nachman’ by Leonard Michaels
5. ‘A Day In The Country’ by Anton Chekhov
6. ‘The Bet’ by Anton Chekhov
7. ‘Mr. Parker’ by Laurie Colwin
8. ‘Bottle Caps’ by Stuart Dybek
9. ‘The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas’ by Ursula K. Le Guin
10. ‘The Valiant Woman’ by J.F. Powers
11. ‘Chopin In Winter’ by Stuart Dybek
12. ‘The Leader Of The People’ by John Steinbeck
13. ‘Fat And Thin’ by Anton Chekhov
14. ‘Farwell’ by Stuart Dybek
15. ‘The Lottery Ticket’ by Anton Chekhov
16. ‘The Writer’s Trade’ by Nicholas Delbanco
17. ‘Chameleon’ by Anton Chekhov

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