american literature
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300 short stories: story 278
Samantha Neugebauer
story: “Mr. Wu” author: Ottessa Moshfegh year: 2016 where: Yamanote Atelier, Dubai note: An earlier version of this story is on The Paris Review and is called “Disgust”…I’m glad I read it with its revised title, because the original title is too leading. a line: “More than anything in the world, perhaps more than winning her heart, he…
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300 short stories: story 275
Samantha Neugebauer
story: “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” author: Joyce Carol Oates year: 1966 where: Casa note: Damon and I also watched Smooth Talk, the 1985 movie based on the short story. Much debate ensued. a line: “But all the boys fell back and dissolved into a single face that was not even a face but…
SAMANTHA NEUGEBAUER 