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Mary Gaitskill. The Girl on the Plane.

Posted in Contemporary American Short Fiction (ed. by J.C. Oates), Short Stories with tags , , , , on August 3, 2009 by Richard Farrell

A man meets a woman on a plane and confesses to a rape in his past.  “But it wasn’t really a rape,’ he says.  The relationship is tense and open…interesting structure.

Christine Sneed. Quality of Life.

Posted in Short Stories, The Best American Short Stories 2008 (Ed. by Salman Rushdie) with tags , , , on May 18, 2009 by Richard Farrell

A young woman uproots her life out of devotion for the mysterious Mr. Fulger, a man considerably older than she is.  The seduction seems to be as much about what is missing from her life as it does from what she is attracted to in Mr. Fulger.

Stellar Kim. Findings & Impressions.

Posted in Short Stories, The Best American Short Stories 2007. Stephen King & Heidi Piltor. with tags , , , , , , , , , on March 11, 2009 by Richard Farrell

Radiologist faces the loss of a patient who became his friend.   Interesting structure.   Notice son relationship with father.  How he handles death & mourning.