story: I Stand Here Ironing
author: Tillie Olsen
year: 1957
where: Düsseldorf, Christmas travels
note: delayed posts due to these travels, Internet, mountains
a line: “She was not glib or quick in a world where glibness and quickness were easily confused with ability to learn.”
story: What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank
author: Nathan Englander
year: 2012
where: German Starbucks, last Americano for a couple weeks
note: Hanukkah!
a line: “He’s sitting in the locker room, trying to pull a sock on, which is, at that age, basically the whole workout in itself.”
story: Lawns
author: Mona Simpson
year: 1986
where: Gothic Line
note: Christmas reread, a favorite
a line: “So, my dad’s got the Bridal Suite.”
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