Elliott Spencer by George Saunders, 2019 Continue reading
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‘The Match’ by Colson Whitehead
The Match by Colson Whitehead, 2019 Continue reading
‘The Thief’ by Guy de Maupassant
The Thief by Guy de Maupassant, 1882 Continue reading
‘Grandma’s Wake’ by Emilio Díaz Valcárcel
Grandma’s Wake by Emilio Díaz Valcárcel, 1958 Continue reading
‘Purification On Cristo Street’ by René Marqués
Purification On Cristo Street by René Marqués, 1958 Continue reading
‘The Haunter Of The Dark’ by H.P. Lovecraft
The Haunter Of The Dark by H.P. Lovecraft, 1935 Continue reading
September 2022 favorites
September 2022
The September stories ordered solely on my personal tastes.
- ‘Willing’ by Lorrie Moore
- ‘The Man Who Knew Belle Starr’ by Richard Bausch
- ‘A Father-To-Be’ by Saul Bellow
- ‘A Vermont Tale’ by Mark Helprin
- ‘The Five Wounds’ by Kirstin Valdez Quade
- ‘Nemecia’ by Kirstin Valdez Quade
- ‘Where The Mountains Are’ by Bill Barich
- ‘Seeing Clear’ by Cara Blue Adams
- ‘Sugar Babies’ by Kali Fajardo-Anstine
- ‘The Beautiful Mountains’ by John Cheever
- ‘Afternoon In Linen’ by Shirley Jackson
- ‘Sauerkraut Soup’ by Stuart Dybek
- ‘Our Lady Of Peace’ by ZZ Packer
- ‘Sunday Lunch’ by Nancy Hale
- ‘Benediction’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- ‘With Reference To An Incident At A Bridge’ by William Maxwell
- ‘Along The Frontage Road’ by Michael Chabon
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‘The Go-Getter’ by P.G. Wodehouse
The Go-Getter by P.G. Wodehouse, 1931 Continue reading
‘The Ant Of The Self’ by ZZ Packer
The Ant Of The Self by ZZ Packer, 2002 Continue reading
‘Ghosts, Cowboys’ by Claire Vaye Watkins
Ghosts, Cowboys by Claire Vaye Watkins, 2012 Continue reading