Short Stories
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400 short stories: story 319
Samantha Neugebauer
story: “A Visit of Charity” author: Eudora Welty year: 1963 where: Burj al Salam, Dubai note: Great introduction from Ann Patchett to Welty’s The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty. a line: “Did you come to be our little girl for a while?’ the first robber asked.” theme(s): Old Age, Old women, Charity, health
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400 short stories: story 317
Samantha Neugebauer
story: “The Ice Wagon Going Down the Street” author: Mavis Gallant year: 1963 where: Burj al Salam, Dubai note: reread a line: “Snow, which he tasted, melted on her hands. His gesture of licking snow from her hands was formal as a handshake.” theme(s): Self-delusion, expatriate life, storytelling, loyalty
SAMANTHA NEUGEBAUER 