>The New Yorker: "Oubliette" by David Long

> October 10, 2011: “Oubliette” by David Long Supposedly, this story is part of a series of “flash fictions” about characters drawn from a…

>The New Yorker: "The House on Sand Creek" by Thomas McGuane

> October 3, 2011: “The House on Sand Creek” by Thomas McGuane Since McGuane has a novel coming out this year, and since I…

>The New Yorker: "Dog Run Moon" by Callan Wink

> September 26, 2011: “Dog Run Moon” by Callan Wink Sid is on the run from Montana Bob and Charlie Chaplin who are chasing…

>The New Yorker: "Starlight" by Ann Beattie

> September 19, 2011: “Starlight” by Ann Beattie This week’s “story” is an excerpt from Ann Beattie’s new “novel,” although it isn’t clear that…

>The New Yorker: "An Anonymous Island" by Yi Mun-yol

> September 12, 2011: “An Anonymous Island” by Yi Mun-Yol What is this, Asia month? Last week we had Haruki Murakami, the great Japanese…

>The New Yorker: "Town of Cats" by Haruki Murakami

> September 5, 2011: “Town of Cats” by Haruki Murakami This “story” by Murakami is excerpted from his new long novel, coming out this…

>The New Yorker: "El Morro" by David Means

> August 29, 2011: “El Morro” by David Means I don’t think I’ve read David Means before, or if I have I don’t remember…

>The New Yorker: "Gilgul" by Yosef Hayim Yershalmi

> August 15 & 22, 2011: “Gilgul” by Yosef Hayim Yershalmi I liked this story well enough, although I’m not entirely sure what it…

>The New Yorker: "What Have You Done?" by Ben Marcus

> August 8, 2011: “What Have You Done?” by Ben Marcus This story is a little sneaky. Paul is the point of view character/protagonist,…

>The New Yorker: "Reverting to a Wild State" by Justin Torres

> August 1, 2011: “Reverting to a Wild State” by Justin Torres There’s a lot to like about this story, starting with its innovative…