Short Stories
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300 short stories: story 287
Samantha Neugebauer
story: “Thunderstruck” author: Elizabeth McCracken year: 2015 where: Father of the Gazelle note: Novella a line: “Laura was more outgoing, so she had to introduce her brother to friends–but once she had her own children she understood comparison was necessary. It was how you discovered their personalities: the light of one child threw the other child into…
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300 short stories: story 284
Samantha Neugebauer
story: “Indian Camp” author: Ernest Hemingway year: 1924 where: post-Flywheel, casa dolce casa note: For some summer fun, I’ve enrolled in Oates’ MasterClass (I have many thoughts on these classes for another time) and this short story was part of an assignment. a line: “’No, I don’t have any anesthetic,’ his father said. ‘But her screams are not…
SAMANTHA NEUGEBAUER 