This week’s story is “The Slows” by Gail Hareven. Discussion kicks off on Sunday, although probably slightly earlier than usual.
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This week’s story is “The Slows” by Gail Hareven. Discussion kicks off on Sunday, although probably slightly earlier than usual.
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Oh, great, another New Yorker story. Niall, why are you doing this to us?
He only knows three websites that publish short stories …
That would certainly explain why the sixteen stories I picked come from ten different venues, yes. :-p
Looking forward to seeing folks’ opinions on this one. It really stood out to me when it first appeared.
The only thing I don’t like about the New Yorker is their fetish for sticking cartoons into the middle of stories where cartoons don’t belong. Especially grating on the website — it’s not as if they have a page limit.
Eric: Use AdBlock Plus to block everything from the URL *cartoonbank.com* and the cartoons will disappear.
Not only do the cartoons not belong, they are also shit. Thanks for the tip, Rose.
Or read the printable version of the story http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/features/2009/05/04/090504fi_fiction_hareven?printable=true
Or click on Print at the top of the story.