May 2017
The May stories ordered solely on my personal tastes.
- ‘Axis’ by Alice Munro
- ‘Sea Oak’ by George Saunders
- ‘Pastoralia’ by George Saunders
- ‘Fiction’ by Alice Munro
- ‘The Barber’s Unhappiness’ by George Saunders
- ‘The Moons Of Jupiter’ by Alice Munro
- ‘At Grandmother’s’ by Isaac Babel
- ‘Winky’ by George Saunders
- ‘The End Of FIRPO In The World’ by George Saunders
- ‘Images’ by Alice Munro
- ‘City Visit’ by Adam Haslett
- ‘The Other Woman’ by Sherwood Anderson
- ‘Thanks For The Ride’ by Alice Munro
- ‘Girl’ by Jamaica Kincaid
- ‘Misery’ by Anton Chekhov
- ‘Wingless’ by Jamaica Kincaid
- ‘The Letter From Home’ by Jamaica Kincaid
- ‘In The Night’ by Jamaica Kincaid
- ‘The Drill’ by Breena Clarke
- ‘At Last’ by Jamaica Kincaid
- ‘Letters From The Samantha‘ by Mark Helprin
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Hey Ben, do you have a favorite Alice Munro collection? I’ve been wanting to get one of hers but I don’t know where to start.
Yeah, Gene, good to see you on here! I’d start with Dance of the Happy Shades. She hits higher highs with later stories, but that’s where it’s at for me for a collection. There isn’t a single bad story in the whole book. Hope you’re doing well!
I am pretty good, thanks. I got back on WP in April and can’t wait to get posting. Just been super busy and trying to squeeze in time for writing has been a challenge. I will look into Dance of the Happy Shades–thanks.
How are things with you?