Author: bcw56

April 2023

The April stories ordered solely by my personal tastes.

1. ‘Intertextuality’ by Mary Gordon
2. ‘Leopard’ by Wells Tower
3. ‘The Coast Of Leitrim’ by Kevin Barry
4. ‘The Ship Ahoy’ by Ursula K. Le Guin
5. ‘Cat In The Rain’ by Ernest Hemingway
6. ‘Mother Savage’ by Guy de Maupassant
7. ‘Sex Scenes From A Chain Book Store’ by Aryn Kyle
8. ‘Flights’ by Alice Adams
9. ‘A Sister’s Confession’ by Guy de Maupassant
10. ‘The Lying Bee’ by John Henrik Clarke
11. ‘A Country Wedding’ by Laurie Colwin
12. ‘Are You In Love?’ by Alice Adams
13. ‘The Balloon’ by Donald Barthelme
14. ‘Beautiful Girl’ by Alice Adams
15. ‘Lifeguard’ by John Updike
16. ‘Edna In Rain’ by Marie-Helene Bertino
17. ‘The Last Married Man’ by Alice Adams
18. ‘The Last Lovely City’ by Alice Adams
19. ‘The Day Before The Revolution’ by Ursula K. Le Guin
20. ‘A Domestic Dilemma’ by Carson McCullers
21. ‘The Great Hug’ by Donald Barthelme
22. ‘Son Of Friedman’ by Emma Cline
23. ‘The Presentation On Egypt’ by Camille Bordas
24. ‘Heart Of Hearts’ by Emily Temple
25. ‘Comma’ by Hilary Mantel
26. ‘At The Zoo’ by Caitlin Horrocks
27. ‘Rain, Rain, Go Away’ by Isaac Asimov
28. ‘Tapioca Surprise’ by William Goyen
29. ‘The Company Is Not Responsible’ by Mary McCarthy
30. ‘Ex Parte’ by Ring Lardner

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