2020 Short Stories
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Jamel Brinkley “Comfort” | Short Story #342
Samantha Neugebauer
story: “Comfort” author: Jamel Brinkley year: 2020, Ploughshares where: Quarantine, Duja Tower, Dubai note: Today, I ventured to the gym for the first time in months. I booked an appointment and I had the 52nd floor all to myself with a view of Rashid Tower, the first skyscraper in the UAE. a line: “Other than…
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Alice Munro “Night” | Short Story #341
Samantha Neugebauer
story: “Night” author: Alice Munro year: 2012 from Dear Life where: Quarantine note: This story made me think about what Zadie Smith said about the difference between the past and now, and how in the past, folks discussed things so much less. I really liked the brief rumination on psychiatry near the end. a line:…
SAMANTHA NEUGEBAUER 