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31 Days of Stories 2023

Brief EncountersInternational LiteratureShort Fiction

31 Days of Stories 2023, Day 31: “Nine Lives” by Ursula K. Le Guin

May 31, 2023June 3, 2023

Le Guin had her pulse on the present and was able to anticipate where the human species was likely headed given its current trajectory.

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Brief EncountersInternational LiteratureShort Fiction

31 Days of Stories 2023, Day 30: “Ancestral Links” by Yvonne Vera

May 30, 2023June 2, 2023

The narrative highlights the danger ordinary citizens faced while attempting even routine business during wartime.

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31 Days of Stories 2023, Day 29: “Clytie” by Eudora Welty

May 29, 2023June 1, 2023

If Welty begins her tale as a moody Gothic throwback, by the conclusion she has injected a large dollop of ridiculousness.

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31 Days of Stories 2023, Day 28: “The Last Kiss” by Maurice Level; Alys Eyre Macklin, trans.

May 28, 2023May 31, 2023

Level was closely associated with Paris's notorious Théâtre du Grand-Guignol.

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31 Days of Stories 2023, Day 27: “To Look Out the Window” by Orhan Pamuk; Maureen Freely, trans.

May 27, 2023May 31, 2023

Throughout the story, lies and deception are common factors uniting the various characters.

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31 Days of Stories 2023, Day 26: “Perfect Places” by Casey Plett

May 26, 2023May 29, 2023

Plett is not content to let her story act as a didactic tale about cis intolerance.

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31 Days of Stories 2023, Day 25: “Cheating at Canasta” by William Trevor

May 25, 2023May 28, 2023

The true effects of grief cannot be diminished with platitudes, they must be respected and honoured.

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31 Days of Stories 2023, Day 24: “Jumping Ship” by Oyinkan Braithwaite

May 24, 2023May 27, 2023

Braithwaite's plot is tightly calibrated and it's not until the final third of the story that the crime even materializes.

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31 Days of Stories 2023, Day 23: “Letter to a Young Lady in Paris” by Julio Cortázar; Paul Blackburn, trans.

May 23, 2023May 26, 2023

One of the pervasive themes running through the story is the conflict between order and chaos.

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31 Days of Stories 2023, Day 22: “Snowblower” by Michelle Porter

May 22, 2023May 25, 2023

Porter's story is as significant for what it leaves out as for what it includes.

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