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June 2024 favorites

June 2024

The June stories ordered solely by my personal tastes.

  1. ‘Sex Appeal’ by Lucia Berlin
  2. ‘A Stick Of Green Candy’ by Jane Bowles
  3. ‘A Visit To Grandmother’ by William Melvin Kelley
  4. ‘Teenage Punk’ by Lucia Berlin
  5. ‘Animal Behavior’ by Laurie Colwin
  6. ‘You’re The Sweetest’ by LaShonda Katrice Barnett
  7. ‘The Orphaned Swimming Pool’ by John Updike
  8. ‘Late Love’ by Joyce Carol Oates
  9. ‘Rules Of The Game’ by Amy Tan
  10. ‘A Cruelty’ by Kevin Barry
  11. ‘A Dark And Winding Road’ by Ottessa Moshfegh

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June 28, 2024August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: FavoritesTags: Amy Tan, Jane Bowles, John Updike, Joyce Carol Oates, Kevin Barry, LaShonda Katrice Barnett, Laurie Colwin, Lucia Berlin, Ottessa Moshfegh, William Melvin Kelley Leave a comment

‘You’re The Sweetest’ by LaShonda Katrice Barnett

You’re The Sweetest by LaShonda Katrice Barnett, 2017 Continue reading →

June 24, 2024September 4, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Indiana, Indianapolis, LaShonda Katrice Barnett, short stories, You're The Sweetest Leave a comment
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