Wenceslas Square by Arthur Phillips

The 1980s: the CIA has groomed Tyler to be a spy, carefully seasoning his diplomatic career with drinking in public Continue reading →

Just Like the Ones We Used to Know by Connie Willis

You can’t go wrong with a Christmas story by Connie Willis. She’s able to capture a warm gooey feeling while Continue reading →

Winter Dreams by F. Scott Fitzgerald

At one point Fitzgerald described this story as “a sort of first draft for the Gatsby idea.” And while both Continue reading →

Nobody’s Home by Joanna Russ

Readers are easily lost when presented with a busy and unfamiliar setting. Russ succeeds admirably by concentrating on the comings Continue reading →

Rope by Katherine Anne Porter

This is essentially just an argument between a husband and a wife: she sent him down to the village to Continue reading →

The Weight of Obligation by Rex Beach

This story, set during the Klondike Gold Rush, is a quintessential Western about the bond between two men. At the Continue reading →

Freebie Friday: The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

My remit in this website is to recommend stories that I highly enjoy. This will sometimes include stories that are Continue reading →