31 Days of Stories 2023, Day 17: “Doi Moi Beans” by Philip Huynh
"Doi Moi Beans" is a story about exploitation; not the obvious kind, but the subtle version.
31 Days of Stories 2023, Day 16: “Wedding Day” by Gwendolyn Bennett
Bennett's story, though relatively brief, is a subtle excavation of racial, class, and gendered power dynamics.
31 Days of Stories 2023, Day 15: “Willing” by Premee Mohamed
The story operates in the subgenre that has typically become known as folk horror.
31 Days of Stories 2023, Day 14: “Amberine” by Camille Hernández-Ramdwar
Camille Hernández-Ramdwar's story addresses the nuances involved in the anti-vax movement via the eponymous character.
31 Days of Stories 2023, Day 13: “Title” by John Barth and “Elements of the Short Story” by Stuart Ross
Barth, like Ross, writes in a highly ironic mode.
31 Days of Stories 2023, Day 12: “Rhubarb” by Lauren Carter
The key symbol for reclaiming something of youth's vigour and potential is the rhubarb that serves as the story's title.
31 Days of Stories 2023, Day 11: “Doves” by Carol Bruneau
Bruneau's story is about human suffering and the willingness of people who witness it to intervene
31 Days of Stories 2023, Day 10: “A North American Education” by Clark Blaise
As much as it is a story about sex, "A North American Education" is also a story about fathers and sons.
31 Days of Stories 2023, Day 9: “Striding Folly” by Dorothy L. Sayers
If "Striding Folly" does not represent Sayers at the height of her powers, it is nevertheless an intriguing oddity.
31 Days of Stories 2023, Day 8: “The Raincoat” by Martha Bátiz
Bátiz's story examines the class divides that permeate the city through the prism of a Mexican immigrant.