‘Playing With Dynamite’ by John Updike

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‘The Brown Chest’ by John Updike

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‘Gesturing’ by John Updike

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February 2017 favorites

Posted: February 28, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: Favorites | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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February 2017

The February stories ordered solely on my personal tastes.

  1. ‘We Didn’t’ by Stuart Dybek
  2. ‘Separating’ by John Updike
  3. ‘A Retrieved Reformation’ by O. Henry
  4. ‘Postcard’ by Alice Munro
  5. ‘Aurora’ by Junot Diaz
  6. ‘Ligeia’ by Edgar Allan Poe
  7. ‘The Altar Of The Dead’ by Henry James
  8. ‘An Ounce Of Cure’ by Alice Munro
  9. ‘The Furnished Room’ by O. Henry
  10. ‘Transients In Arcadia’ by O. Henry
  11. ‘On The Gull’s Road’ by Willa Cather
  12. ‘The Skylight Room’ by O. Henry
  13. ‘How’ by Roxane Gay
  14. ‘Teller’s Ticket’ by Robert Flanagan
  15. ‘It Was Romance’ by Miranda July
  16. ‘The Romance Of A Busy Broker’ by O. Henry

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‘Separating’ by John Updike

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Top Five Football Stories

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‘In Football Season’ by John Updike

Posted: January 29, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: Short Story Magic Tricks | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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