“Why I Decide to Kill Myself and Other Jokes”

A woman steals cyanide from her husband’s lab with the intent of killing herself.  As the plan unfurls (and appears to fail) the relationship between the woman and man comes more into focus.

On the Rivershore.

A boy witnesses his father kill a man, and turns to his father’s wealthy boss for help.  The boss knows what to do: he gathers the boy, his father and another man to dispose of the body.  Interesting concepts of place and person, thought he plot felt a bit forced.

Patricia Hampl. The Bill Collector’s Vacation.

Seemingly simple story about a woman who goes to the bank to the bill, meets a man sitting waiting for the bank to open, and begins to talk with him.  Though very little happens on the surface, there appears to be a significant pull on this woman behind in subtext.  When her husband drives by, her hesitation speaks to a tranformation, an epiphany, that has taken place.

Stellar Kim. Findings & Impressions.

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