Short Story Magic Tricks

February 2024

The February stories ordered solely by my personal tastes.

1. ‘The Moon In Its Flight’ by Gilbert Sorrentino
2. ‘Night Of The Living Rez’ by Morgan Talty
3. ‘Quenby And Ola, Swede and Carl’ by Robert Coover
4. ‘Class Picture’ by Tobias Wolff
5. ‘Sierra Leone’ by John McGahern
6. ‘Flight’ by John Updike
7. ‘An Unlucky Man’ by Samanta Schweblin
8. ‘Leaf Season’ by John Updike
9. ‘Today Will Be A Quiet Day’ by Amy Hempel
10. ‘Axolotl’ by Julio Cortázar
11. ‘Roseheath’ by John Cheever
12. ‘Plumbing’ by John Updike
13. ‘One-Percent Humidity’ by Michelle Lyn King
14. ‘A Real Doll’ by A.M. Homes
15. ‘The Blessed Man Of Boston, My Grandmother’s Thimble, And Fanning Island’ by John Updike
16. ‘The Age Of Love’ by Mary South
17. ‘Rebecca’ by Donald Barthelme
18. ‘Stuff’ by Joy Williams
19. ‘Learn A Trade’ by John Updike
20. ‘Celia Is Back’ by Amy Hempel
21. ‘The Rescue’ by John Updike
22. ‘Chow!’ by Patricia Collinge
23. ‘The Leap’ by Louise Erdrich
24. ‘The Return’ by Elizabeth Bowen
25. ‘The Alligators’ by John Updike
26. ‘When Stars Collide’ by Ottessa Moshfegh
27. ‘How I Became A Vet’ by Rivka Galchen
28. ‘Oliver’ by Kevin Maloney
29. ‘Embroidery’ by Ray Bradbury

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