Naked Woman Playing Chopin by Louise Erdrich, 1998 Continue reading
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‘The Years Of My Birth’ by Louise Erdrich
The Years Of My Birth by Louise Erdrich, 2011 Continue reading
‘The Mappist’ by Barry Lopez
The Mappist by Barry Lopez, 2000 Continue reading
‘River Of Names’ by Dorothy Allison
River Of Names by Dorothy Allison, 1988 Continue reading
‘Hellion’ by Julia Elliott
Hellion by Julia Elliott, 2018 Continue reading
‘Why I Like Country Music’ by James Alan McPherson
Why I Like Country Music by James Alan McPherson, 1974 Continue reading
‘The Appropriation Of Cultures’ by Percival Everett
The Appropriation Of Cultures by Percival Everett, 2004 Continue reading
June 2022 favorites
The June stories ordered solely on my personal tastes.
- ‘Ghosts, Cowboys’ by Claire Vaye Watkins
- ‘The Last Thing We Need’ by Claire Vaye Watkins
- ‘The Night Rhonda Ferguson Was Killed’ by Edward P. Jones
- ‘The Ant Of The Self’ by ZZ Packer
- ‘Georgetown Nights’ by Nancy Hale
- ‘In My Next Life’ by Pam Houston
- ‘The Face’ by Virginia Sorensen
- ‘The Weave’ by Charles Johnson
- ‘Road’s End’ by Alexis Smith
- ‘Happy Hour’ by Denis Johnson
- ‘An Orange Line Train To Ballston’ by Edward P. Jones
- ‘The Nevada School Of Acting’ by Judy Troy
- ‘Where Nothing Is Long Ago’ by Virginia Sorensen
- ‘Monroe’s Wedding’ by John Holman
- ‘Island Rodeo Queen’ by Yamile Saied Méndez
- ‘White Girl, Fine Girl’ by Shirley Ann Grau
- ‘Magnificent Desolation’ by Jess Walter
- ‘How To Cure A Cold’ by Mark Twain
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‘The Ant Of The Self’ by ZZ Packer
The Ant Of The Self by ZZ Packer, 2002 Continue reading
‘An Orange Line Train To Ballston’ by Edward P. Jones
An Orange Line Train To Ballston by Edward P. Jones, 1992 Continue reading


