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2nd Quarter 2026 favorites

2nd Quarter 2026

The 2nd Quarter (Apr-Jun) stories ordered solely by my personal tastes.

  1. ‘Going To The Dogs’ by Richard Ford
  2. ‘Gold Watch’ by John McGahern
  3. ‘Putois’ by Anatole France
  4. ‘High Ground’ by John McGahern
  5. ‘Goodnight, Beautiful Women’ by Anna Noyes
  6. ‘Lara’s Theme’ by Madhuri Vijay
  7. ‘The Hungry Stones’ by Rabindraneth Tagore
  8. ‘Her Real Name’ by Charles D’Ambrosio
  9. ‘How Can I Tell You?’ by John O’Hara
  10. ‘Open House’ by Charles D’Ambrosio
  11. ‘Winter Dance’ by John O’Hara
  12. ‘Zero’ by John O’Hara
  13. ‘The Flatted Saxophone’ by John O’Hara
  14. ‘Days At Home’ by Maud Casey
  15. ‘Backrub’ by Tom Perrotta
  16. ‘A Good Location’ by John O’Hara
  17. ‘Antarctica’ by Laura Van Den Berg
  18. ‘Not-Daniel’ by Deesha Philyaw
  19. ‘A Bruise The Size And Shape Of A Door Handle’ by Daisy Johnson
  20. ‘Fam’ by Venita Blackburn
  21. ‘Ambrose’ by Allegra Goodman
  22. ‘Mobilization’ by Allegra Hyde

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1st Quarter 2026 favorites

1st Quarter 2026

The 1st Quarter (Jan-Mar) stories ordered solely by my personal tastes.

  1. ‘Attraction’ by David Long
  2. ‘Red Light’ by Zach Williams
  3. ‘Wrong Object’ by Mona Simpson
  4. ‘The Ladder’ by V.S. Pritchett
  5. ‘Treelaw’ by Anna Noyes
  6. ‘Electric Car, El Paso’ by Lucia Berlin
  7. ‘The Necklace’ by V.S. Pritchett
  8. ‘Air Fair’ by Richard Leise
  9. ‘The Eighth Day’ by Max Apple
  10. ‘Neighbors’ by Zach Williams
  11. ‘Mousetraps’ by Zach Williams
  12. ‘Trial Run’ by Zach Willams
  13. ‘Head And Shoulders’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  14. ‘Nine Inches’ by Tom Perrotta
  15. ‘Matinee’ by Robert Coover
  16. ‘Effie Whittlesy’ by George Ade
  17. ‘In Retail’ by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
  18. ‘Hibernation’ by Anna Noyes
  19. ‘Geese’ by ZZ Packer
  20. ‘Bijou’ by Stuart Dybek
  21. ‘Arrogance’ by Megan Staffel
  22. ‘The New Toe’ by Zach Williams
  23. ‘When Flashers Meet’ by Pamela Painter
  24. ‘The Little Widow From The Capital’ by Yohanca Delgado
  25. ‘Time Invents Us’ by Anita Felicelli
  26. ‘The Woman Who Lived In A Restaurant’ by Leone Ross
  27. ‘The Chaser’ by John Collier

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