short fiction
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300 short stories: story 260
Samantha Neugebauer
story: “Triumph of the Grave” author: Denis Johnson year: 2018 where: Holiday Chalet, Denver note: This is my favorite of the Johnson stories I have read so far. The end really lights up. I think part of the reason is the other stories I have read have been very male heavy without any central female…
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300 short stories: story 257
Samantha Neugebauer
story: “Paul’s Case” author: Willa Cather year: 1905 where: Seattle (I feel cool just being here!) note: A true gem of the American canon; a classic! a line: “He felt now that his surroundings explained him.” theme(s): Transformation, cities vs. country, time, homosexuality, isolation
SAMANTHA NEUGEBAUER 