Quarterly Stories: Autumn 2022

2022-12-06T14:08:19-05:00

Hamid, Alexis, Plett, Clark and Beaty Short Stories of Late Whether in a dedicated collection or a magazine, these stories capture a variety of reading moods. This time, I returned to eight writers and also explored four new-to-me story writers.

Quarterly Stories: Autumn 20222022-12-06T14:08:19-05:00

Alistair MacLeod’s Clearances (1999)

2022-08-24T11:49:42-04:00

This is the final story in the single volume of Alistair MacLeod's collected stories, Island (if you're discovering this project after it's complete, you will be able to find the schedule for this reading project here). After spending a little more than a year with Alistair MacLeod’s short stories,

Alistair MacLeod’s Clearances (1999)2022-08-24T11:49:42-04:00

Alistair MacLeod’s “Island” (1988)

2022-08-11T09:47:05-04:00

If a title story could talk, I’m sure it would ask for understanding; it must feel the pressure of both encapsulating the spirit and intent of the entire collection, as though any single story could have also borne that title, and simultaneously revealing some profound concept that is not

Alistair MacLeod’s “Island” (1988)2022-08-11T09:47:05-04:00

Alistair MacLeod’s Vision (1986)

2022-07-06T15:33:41-04:00

Those of you who are reading here now, but not reading Alistair MacLeod’s short stories, will probably only be interested in the first couple of paragraphs after this introduction. Feel free to skip past the section that I've titled The Underneath, written with those who know the story-or other

Alistair MacLeod’s Vision (1986)2022-07-06T15:33:41-04:00
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