The New Yorker: “Kattekoppen” by Will Mackin

March 11, 2013: “Kattekoppen” by Will Mackin Stories about war are very hard to pull off, I think. This one’s not bad, although I…

Short Story Resurgence?

We are now being told that short story collections are all the rage. A story from yesterday’s New York Times is circulating among writers…

The New Yorker: “The Semplica-girl Diaries” by George Saunders

October 15, 2012: “The Semplica-girls Diaries” by George Saunders It’s Saunders, so you know there’s going to be something strange about this story. And…