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300 short stories: story 280
Samantha Neugebauer
story: “The Locker Room” author: Ottessa Moshfegh year: 2016 where: Somewhere in Dubai note: The ending is a stunner. a line: “But I never did try very hard to please my mother. In fact, I never tried hard to please anybody at all after that day in the locked room. Now I only try hard to please…
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300 short stories: story 279
Samantha Neugebauer
story: “An Honest Woman” author: Ottessa Moshfegh year: 2016 where: Parker’s, post-Flywheel note: I love how Moshfegh always uses cats as a way for her characters to describe people. Her different characters in different stories all have their own connotations with cats and humans and gender roles. a line: “’Are you southern?’ the girl asked, ignoring his…
SAMANTHA NEUGEBAUER 