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Jamel Brinkley “Comfort” | Short Story #342
Samantha Neugebauer
story: “Comfort” author: Jamel Brinkley year: 2020, Ploughshares where: Quarantine, Duja Tower, Dubai note: Today, I ventured to the gym for the first time in months. I booked an appointment and I had the 52nd floor all to myself with a view of Rashid Tower, the first skyscraper in the UAE. a line: “Other than…
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300 short stories: story 271
Samantha Neugebauer
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,…
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