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300 short stories: story 277
Samantha Neugebauer
story: “Bettering Myself” author: Ottessa Moshfegh year: 2013 where: Al Reem summer, had me a blast! note: I just ordered myself two large Coke Zeros (delivery) after rereading this ending. a line: “The waitress went away and my ex got up to use the men’s room, and when he got back he asked me to stop calling him.” theme(s):…
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300 short stories: story 276
Samantha Neugebauer
story: “The Use of Force” author: William Carlos Williams year: 1938 where: Al Reem Island, summer note: This early example of flash fiction appears in the syllabus for a Stanford University course on the rise of scientific medicine. The syllabus also includes the term “the medical gaze.” I think this is in my top 20 favorite…
SAMANTHA NEUGEBAUER 