The Terrapin by Patricia Highsmith, 1962 Continue reading
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‘Talkin Bout Sonny’ by Toni Cade Bambara
Talkin Bout Sonny by Toni Cade Bambara, 1967 Continue reading
‘I Walk Between The Raindrops’ by T. Coraghessan Boyle
I Walk Between The Raindrops by T. Coraghessan Boyle, 2018 Continue reading
‘A Figure Of Speech’ by Tess Gallagher
A Figure Of Speech by Tess Gallagher, 1982 Continue reading
‘Three-Ten To Yuma’ by Elmore Leonard
Three-Ten To Yuma by Elmore Leonard, 1953 Continue reading
‘Sun City’ by Caitlin Horrocks
Sun City by Caitlin Horrocks, 2011 Continue reading
‘Detroit Skyline, 1949’ by Bobbie Ann Mason
Detroit Skyline, 1949 by Bobbie Ann Mason, 1981 Continue reading
‘Do With Me What You Will’ by Joyce Carol Oates
Do With Me What You Will by Joyce Carol Oates, 1973 Continue reading
‘Haircut’ by Ring Lardner
Haircut by Ring Lardner, 1925 Continue reading
January 2022 favorites
The January stories ordered solely on my personal tastes.
- ‘The Whole World Knows’ by Eudora Welty
- ‘Clytie’ by Eudora Welty
- ‘The Family Meadow’ by John Updike
- ‘Travis, B.’ by Maile Meloy
- ‘Ava Wrestles The Alligator’ by Karen Russell
- ‘Displaced’ by Richard Ford
- ‘Four Lean Hounds, ca. 1976’ by Maile Meloy
- ‘Uncle High Lonesome’ by Barry Hannah
- ‘Alaska’ by Alice Adams
- ‘Riddle’ by Thomas McGuane
- ‘Flower Hunters’ by Lauren Groff
- ‘Treasure State’ by Smith Henderson
- ‘Magnolia Flower’ by Zora Neale Hurston
- ‘Happy’ by Joyce Carol Oates
- ‘Without Inspection’ by Edwidge Danticat
- ‘FAQs’ by Allegra Goodman
- ‘Boys’ by Rick Moody
- ‘Through The Safety Net’ by Charles Baxter
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