Short Stories
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300 short stories: story 251
Samantha Neugebauer
story: “Angel in the Architecture” author: Zoe Young year: 2018 where: Abu Dhabi, last day of Eid holiday note: From McSweeney’s 53 (the celebration issue, complete with balloons!); apparently American composer Frank Ticheli wrote a score by the same name (with a plural). a line: “’It was built by Octavin and Marcus Agrippa’–meaningless–“after the battle of Actium”–meaningless–“when…
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300 short stories: story 250
Samantha Neugebauer
story: “Kiss Me Someone” author: Karen Shepard year: 2017 where: Dubai note: The title story. a line: “Of all her exes, and the number is legion, this one was the most extreme in all regards.” theme(s): Fidelity, compassion, aimlessness, marriage
SAMANTHA NEUGEBAUER 