31 Days of Stories 2022, Day 31: “The Witness for the Prosecution” by Agatha Christie
Chirstie’s story, which was later adapted by the author for the stage and by Billy Wilder for film, is exemplary of her patented twist endings.
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Chirstie’s story, which was later adapted by the author for the stage and by Billy Wilder for film, is exemplary of her patented twist endings.
Canadian-Irish writer Colin Barrett is a wizard with language that sings with the rhythms and cadences of the working class.
Philyaw’s story is set at the intersection of race and class, and focuses on a mother’s attempts to shield her daughter from pain by systematically denying her pleasure.
In this story about a man’s assignation with a married woman, the chaos and culture of Buenos Aires serve as metaphors for the couple’s incompatibility.
The ninety-four-year-old author’s story, about art and failure, is charged with typically graceful and metaphorical language.
Hage’s story of a doomed, ineffectual man is a layered consideration of religion, history, and the nature of celebrity.
Pugsley resurrects a seldom-used literary form – the epistolary story – and repurposes it for the internet age.
Fu’s three-part story fuses realism with fabulist elements.
A story that takes up philosophical questions about the nature of creation and the paradoxes inherent in a divine creator becomes a more straightforward SF tale in its final moments.
Byatt’s story, about a creative writing teacher and a promising older student, contains a submerged lesson about how to write worthwhile literature.