Ottessa Moshfegh
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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…
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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…
SAMANTHA NEUGEBAUER 