Category: Short Story Month 2008

May 31, 2008

>The New Yorker: "A Night at the Opera" by Janet Frame

>This story, the contributor note tells us, was found among Janet Frame’s papers after her death in 2004. I have not read other work…
May 23, 2008

>The New Yorker: "The Full Glass" by John Updike

>I probably have a duty to dislike a story by John Updike in The New Yorker, but, unfortunately, this is one I do like….
May 19, 2008

>LitMag Wave: Lunch Hour Stories No. 22

>Issue No. 22 of Lunch Hour Stories is “The Dead Pilot” by Gary Cuba. Despite the grim title, it’s a fun story about a…
May 15, 2008

>The New Yorker: "East Wind" by Julian Barnes

>I’ve never been a fan of Julian Barnes and this piece isn’t going to do anything to change that. The story involves Vernon, a…
May 13, 2008

>LitMag Wave: Subtropics No. 5

>There is so much fiction to admire in issue No. 5 of Subtropics that I hardly know where to begin. So, let me start…
May 10, 2008

>LitMag Wave: Lunch Hour Stories No. 21

>Issue No. 21 of Lunch Hour Stories is “Three Blocks from the Sun Door” by David McCaul. The plot is fairly basic: Heather and…
May 8, 2008

>The New Yorker: "A Man Like Him" by Yiyun Li

>Despite an ending that is slightly disappointing (although don’t ask me what would be better; I just know that I was hoping for a…
May 7, 2008

>LitMag Wave: Short Story No. 4

>Short Story, now in its second year, is one to keep an eye on. The current issue, No. 4, Spring 2008, although maybe a…
May 6, 2008

>LitMag Wave: Prairie Schooner Spring 2008

>The current issue of Prairie Schooner is a good one, and since two of the better short stories from the issue are available online,…
May 3, 2008

>LitMag Wave: One Story #101

>One Story‘s 101st issue is “Familial Kindness” by Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum. It’s a traditional story with a familiar cadence, and it focuses on a…