November 2023 favorites

November 2023

The November stories ordered solely on my personal tastes.

1. ‘Two Men’ by Andrew Porter
2. ‘The Rent Manual’ by Sidik Fofana
3. ‘The Blessing Tobacco’ by Morgan Talty
4. ‘Ms. Dallas’ by Sidik Fofana
5. ‘L. DeBard And Aliette’ by Lauren Groff
6. ‘The Gentleman In The Pink-And-White Striped Shirt’ by Maeve Brennan
7. ‘The Young Entrepreneurs Of Miss Bristol’s Front Porch’ by Sidik Fofana
8. ‘North Of’ by Marie-Helene Bertino
9. ‘The Divine Fireplace’ by Maeve Brennan
10. ‘Snowing In Greenwich Village’ by John Updike
11. ‘The Tryst’ by Joyce Carol Oates
12. ‘The View From The Kitchen’ by Maeve Brennan
13. ‘The Shot’ by Alexander Pushkin
14. ‘The Stone, Hot-Water Bottle’ by Maeve Brennan
15. ‘Economics’ by Aryn Kyle
16. ‘Burn’ by Morgan Talty
17. ‘Unstuck’ by John Updike
18. ‘The Anachronism’ by Maeve Brennan
19. ‘Mrs. Fox’ by Sarah Hall
20. ‘College Town, 1980’ by Mary Gaitskill
21. ‘The Okiedoke’ by Sidik Fofana
22. ‘Independent Living’ by Jonathan Escoffery
23. ‘When I Die, This Is How I Want It To Be’ by Anneliese Mackintosh
24. ‘The Bubble’ by Nancy Hale
25. ‘The Last Pilgrim’ by Laurie Colwin
26. ‘The Third Person’ by Richard Leise
27. ‘Acceptance Journey’ by Mary Gaitskill
28. ‘Feather Girls’ by Claire Massey
29. ‘Fern King’ by Kevin Maloney
30. ‘The Caul’ by Russell Banks

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