2019 short stories

  • 400 short stories: story 306

    Samantha Neugebauer

    story: “Meat” author: Leah Hampton year: 2019 where: Dubai note: I love how Alison and the sow are both survivors (somewhat). a line: “Hogs are just flesh, and they had indeed cooked, alive in the fire, through the night. As they approached, the scent of smoke and carnage made a wall Alison could almost lean into.” theme(s):…

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  • 400 short stories: story 305

    Samantha Neugebauer

    story: “Chechnya” author: Anthony Marra year: 2010 where: kitchen table, Abu Dhabi note: Marra’s novel is on my list. a line: “Time was marked not by minutes but by men. Eight one night, eleven the next. Each felt like a porcupine between her legs. Men from Rome, Naples, and Palermo. Men from Scotland, Luxembourg, and Germany. American…

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