Short Stories

300 short stories: story 258 & 259

Samantha Neugebauer

June 15, 2019

story: “The Starlight on Idaho” & “Strangler Bob” author: Denis Johnson year: 2018 where: Denver, Mile High City, cielo notturno note: I learned about Antabuse. a line: “When the Devil gets that last hook in your heart, then he starts yanking you town to town.” theme(s): Addiction, mortality, criminality, society

2019 short stories

american fiction, Colorado, Denis Johnson, Denver, Short Stories, Strangler Bob, The Largesse of the Sea Maiden, The Starlight on Idaho
300 short stories: story 257

Samantha Neugebauer

June 14, 2019

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

2019 short stories

Paul’s Case, Seattle, short fiction, Short Stories, Willa Cather