31 Days of Stories 2026, Day 16: “The Mouse and the Woman” by Dylan Thomas
First published in 1936, "The Mouse and the Woman" is one of Thomas's oddest and most elliptical pieces.
31 Days of Stories 2026, Day 15: “Needlework” by Ch’ǒn Unyǒng; Na-Young Bae and Bruce Fulton, trans.
Pak uses her artistry as a means of control, both over her clients and herself.
31 Days of Stories 2026, Day 13: “How to Be an Other Woman” by Lorrie Moore
The power dynamics at work in the relationship are drawn out teasingly, through language and the specifics of the characters as Moore has crafted them.
31 Days of Stories 2026, Day 11: “Run for Your Life” by Nat Cassidy
In "Run for Your Life," it's not that the Beatles never existed, but that they were prevented from forming and therefore changing the course of music history.
31 Days of Stories 2026, Day 9: “F.A.Q.s” by Allegra Goodman
There are indications in the story that the traditional generational roles in the family have long been subverted.
31 Days of Stories 2026, Day 8: “The Old Woman” by Daniil Kharms; Matvei Yankelevich, trans.
Kharms frequently approaches his fiction by focusing on literature's limits or failings.
31 Days of Stories 2026, Day 7: “Daisy Hill” by Liadan Ní Chuinn
The final section in the story, titled "The Truth," provides a baleful window onto the viciousness and brutality of the British in Northern Ireland.
31 Days of Stories, Day 6: “Fidelity: A Primer” by Michael Blumlein
The self-reflexive section at the story's close adds another interpretive level to the piece.
31 Days of Stories 2026, Day 4: “The Library of Babel” by Jorge Luis Borges; James E. Irby, trans.
Several critics have noted the strong influence Kafka had on Borges's writing and thinking.
31 Days of Stories 2026, Day 3: “The Resident Poet” by Katherine Dunn
What we are presented with through Sally's eyes are two people who don't really want to be where they are but are merely playing roles they believe they are meant to inhabit.