short fiction
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400 short stories: story 326
Samantha Neugebauer
story: “The Veldt” author: Ray Bradbury year: 1950 where: mio ufficio note: The children’s names are Wendy and Peter. a line: “Then suddenly they realized why those other screams had sounded familiar.” theme(s): technology, death, parenting,
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400 short stories: story 324
Samantha Neugebauer
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