american fiction
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300 short stories: story 261
Samantha Neugebauer
story: “The Girl Who Did Not Know Fear” author: Kelly Link year: 2019 where: California Zephyr Train note: From the last issue of Tin House a line: “They don’t have sex shops in Quebec? After that, Martine went through this whole phrase.” theme(s): Mothers and Daughters, Queer relationships, travel, fear
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300 short stories: story 258 & 259
Samantha Neugebauer
story: “The Starlight on Idaho” & “Strangler Bob” author: Denis Johnson year: 2018 where: Denver, Mile High City, cielo notturno note: I learned about Antabuse. a line: “When the Devil gets that last hook in your heart, then he starts yanking you town to town.” theme(s): Addiction, mortality, criminality, society