Abu Dhabi
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300 short stories: story 294
Samantha Neugebauer
story: “There’s a Man in the Habit of Hitting Me on the Head with an Umbrella” author: Fernando Sorrentino year: 1970 where: the Ikea kitchen table note: A must-read. a line: “All he does is hit me. He accompanies me in all my acts–even the most intimate ones. I remember, in the beginning, that the blows kept…
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300 short stories: story 293
Samantha Neugebauer
story: “The Other Wife” (“La femme cachée”) author: Colette year: 1924 where: the Ikea kitchen table note: I love food descriptions in stories. Especially if the food oder is antiquated or peculiar to me. Also, this story was magnificent. a line: “Immodest without knowing it, everything about her bore the overly conspicuous marks of extreme happiness.” theme(s): Marriage,…
SAMANTHA NEUGEBAUER 