UAE
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300 short stories: story 290
Samantha Neugebauer
story: “Espantos de Agosto” author: Gabriel García Marquez year: 1980 (October) where: Al Reem Island note: Contains the beautiful word passementerie. a line: “Llegamos a Arezzo un poco antes del medio día, y perdimos más de dos horas buscando el castillo renacentista que el escritor venezolano Miguel Otero Silva había comprado en aquel recodo idílico de la campiña toscana.”…
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300 short stories: story 288
Samantha Neugebauer
story: “Some Terpsichore” author: Elizabeth McCracken year: 2015 where: Father of the Gazelle note: I remember how in Latin class, Ms. Helmbright named each us of after a muse. a line: “Still, I secretly believed I could sing. My only evidence was the pleasure singing brought me. Most common mistake in the world, believing that physical pleasure…