June 2024 favorites

June 2024

The June stories ordered solely by my personal tastes.

1. ‘Sex Appeal’ by Lucia Berlin
2. ‘A Stick Of Green Candy’ by Jane Bowles
3. ‘A Visit To Grandmother’ by William Melvin Kelley
4. ‘Teenage Punk’ by Lucia Berlin
5. ‘Animal Behavior’ by Laurie Colwin
6. ‘You’re The Sweetest’ by LaShonda Katrice Barnett
7. ‘The Orphaned Swimming Pool’ by John Updike
8. ‘Late Love’ by Joyce Carol Oates
9. ‘Rules Of The Game’ by Amy Tan
10. ‘A Cruelty’ by Kevin Barry
11. ‘A Dark And Winding Road’ by Ottessa Moshfegh

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