Mavis Gallant’s “Voices Lost in Snow” (1976)

2019-04-09T12:16:49-04:00

You might remember that, back when we met Linnet Muir, four stories ago, she explained her particular kind of aloneness. unsplash-logoCris DiNoto This story travels back in time further than the previous three and creates a deeper understanding of her state of being. Even in childhood, Linnet was alone. Even

Mavis Gallant’s “Voices Lost in Snow” (1976)2019-04-09T12:16:49-04:00

Mavis Gallant’s “Varieties of Exile” (1976)

2019-04-23T10:15:14-04:00

The thing about reading the third Linnet Muir story is that I know her now. At least, I feel like I do. Which is the deep appeal of a linked collection, the sense of gradual immersion. It’s the same phenomenon that pulls you back to a familiar series, a fledgling

Mavis Gallant’s “Varieties of Exile” (1976)2019-04-23T10:15:14-04:00

Quarterly Stories: Spring 2019

2019-04-04T19:01:18-04:00

Murakami, Boyle, Oz, Babitz, Cather and Adjei-Brenyah Short Stories in January, February and March Whether in a dedicated collection or a magazine, these stories capture a variety of reading moods. This quarter, I returned to two familiar writers and also explored four new-to-me story writers.

Quarterly Stories: Spring 20192019-04-04T19:01:18-04:00

Mavis Gallant’s “Between Zero and One” (1975)

2019-04-01T15:30:14-04:00

All the questions that Linnet poses at the end of this story? I wonder about them straight away. “How do you stand if you stand upon Zero? What will the passage be like between Zero and One? And what will happen at One? Yes, what will happen?” Straight away, straight

Mavis Gallant’s “Between Zero and One” (1975)2019-04-01T15:30:14-04:00

Khanh Ha’s Mrs. Rossi’s Dream (2019)

2019-06-03T12:08:56-04:00

Khanh Ha’s third novel, Mrs. Rossi’s Dream (The Permanent Press, 2019) is an ideal companion to Flesh (2012) and The Demon Who Peddled Longing (2014). The reader’s guide is Lê Giang: the story begins and ends with him, in 1987, when he is living in a coastal town in the

Khanh Ha’s Mrs. Rossi’s Dream (2019)2019-06-03T12:08:56-04:00
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