Flashlight by Susan Choi, 2020 Continue reading
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‘Found Objects’ by Jennifer Egan
Found Objects by Jennifer Egan, 2007 Continue reading
‘The Shorn Lamb’ by Jean Stafford
The Shorn Lamb by Jean Stafford, 1953 Continue reading
‘The Black Lights’ by Thom Jones
The Black Lights by Thom Jones, 1992 Continue reading
‘An Evening Out’ by Garth Greenwell
An Evening Out by Garth Greenwell, 2017 Continue reading
‘Evening On The Côte D’Azur – 1952’ by Richard Yates
Evening On The Côte D’Azur – 1952 by Richard Yates, 1974 Continue reading
‘Almos’ A Man’ by Richard Wright
Almos’ A Man by Richard Wright, 1939 Continue reading
‘The Other Side Of The Street’ by John Updike
The Other Side Of The Street by John Updike, 1991 Continue reading
‘The Happiest I’ve Been’ by John Updike
The Happiest I’ve Been by John Updike, 1959 Continue reading
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Happy new year to you!
Time for the annual rundown of the SSMT stories. In 2022, we traveled to a different state (plus D.C. and Puerto Rico) each week. It was fun if a little more difficult than I expected. The toughest state to find stories for was Delaware. California and New York, predictably, could have filled the entire calendar.
Anyway, for 2023, SSMT is done with the concepts. No more organizing principles. The plan simply is to post a new magic trick every single day – 365 days, 365 stories. Easy.
First, the annual list ranking the stories highlighted this year on the site, sorted in order of my own enjoyment.
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