Short Stories
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300 short stories:: story 154
Samantha Neugebauer
story: Poor Girl author: Ludmilla Petrushevskaya year: 2018 where: desk, work work note: surprises at every turn! (translated) a line: “Not only did she keep the house and work, she also looked after her mother-in-law, a former language-arts teacher, who was crazy about the theatre and literary readings, enjoyed the courtship of elderly military officers, and regularly came home…
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300 short stories:: story 153
Samantha Neugebauer
story: Cecilia Awakened author: Tessa Hadley year: 2018 where: il mio ufficio note: none a line: “Her mother, Cecilia’s grandmother, who was elegant and drank and had lovers, had remonstrated when Angela was younger: if only she’d move more gracefully, less jerkily, if only she’d try contact lenses and wear dresses instead of shirts and slacks. Angela had…