Abu Dhabi
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400 short stories: story 310
Samantha Neugebauer
story: “The Grozny Tourist Bureau” author: Anthony Marra year: 2015 where: Casa, sonnolento note: The opening image of the verdigris-encrusted statue rising from the debris reminds me of Shelley’s “Ozymandias.” a line: “The minister set down his silverware and began sorting through the little trout bones on his plate, reconstructing the skeleton of the fish he had…
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400 short stories: story 308
Samantha Neugebauer
story: “Open Water” author: Deb Olin Unferth year: 2017 where: Mio ufficio note: Flash a line: “She was so disappointed, in this, in them, had wanted much, was offering all, though he had asked for so little.” theme(s): Modern dating, social media