story: “Party Girl” author: Nadifa Mohamed year: 2016 where: mio ufficio, back hurting note: This is from the collection Reader, I Married Him: Stories inspired by Jane Eyre, edited by Tracy Chevalier. a line: “I was good to go, he said. Small enough, plan enough and broke enough for most men to wanna date.” theme(s): …
400 short stories: story 324
story: “Sugar Boots” author: Lorraine M. López year: 2009 where: Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok note: Catching-up on my records! a line: “As he bathes three-year-old Beau, Leo Garza thinks about murder.” theme(s): Abuse, murder, care-taking, grandparents
300 short stories: story 275
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 …
300 short stories: story 274
story: “The Witch” author: Shirley Jackson year: 1949 where: kitchen table note: I'm looking for a story I read by Jackson a long time ago. I think the woman's name is Mrs. X. a line: “He was an elderly man, with a pleasant face under white hair; his blue suit was only faintly touched by the disarray …
300 short stories: story 271
story: “In the Shadow of Man” author: Bell Boggs year: 2018 where: Al Reem Island, babycakes note: So many great observations about liberals and charter schools, but instead of being funny like one might expect, the observations are rather alarming and sometimes harmful. a line: “Maybe Todd and Lori were having issues like that—Lori a programmer, …
