Abu Dhabi
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300 short stories: story 276
Samantha Neugebauer
story: “The Use of Force” author: William Carlos Williams year: 1938 where: Al Reem Island, summer note: This early example of flash fiction appears in the syllabus for a Stanford University course on the rise of scientific medicine. The syllabus also includes the term “the medical gaze.” I think this is in my top 20 favorite…
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300 short stories: story 273
Samantha Neugebauer
story: “Juliet” author: Elizabeth McCracken year: 2013 where: sofa, then bed; night, then morning note: In my mind, this story took place in the Fox Chase Library in Philadelphia. a line: “She was a young woman, late twenties we thought, with long, loose hair. Her clothes were white, and at first we thought she was in uniform,…