Tianeman square historical story.
Author
Michael X. Wang
Publication
Day One, November 13, 2013
Date Read
November 13, 2013
Collectors
The story of Rogelio and Henry, two men who find themselves cellmates in the Collectors, a terrible prison where each finds solace in the other. Rogelio is a country guy, who enjoys resurrecting cars and trucks to their former pristine condition. Henry is a playwright, who was sentenced for creating a play called “The Idiot President.” The two men’s friendship and indulgence in one another seem to exceed the confines of the prison walls. It’s humanity, love, and friendship etched in the molded, fading walls of the prison that confined them.
Author
Daniel Alarcon
Publication
The New Yorker, July 29, 2013
Date Read
July 28, 2013
From a Farther Room
What did I just read (see it online)? A story about a middle-age man who goes a bit crazy with the alcohol with an old friend. He wakes to find out he’s vomited a puke baby. Amid the crazy plot device, lies a great depiction of a mid-life American male, with all his regrets, responsibilities, relationships, and, of course, vomit-induced babies.
Author
David Gilbert
Publication
The New Yorker, July 22nd, 2013
Date Read
July 16, 2013
Rough Deeds
The story of Duquet who begins a lumber trade in the 1700s Americas and New France. He builds a rather impressive swath of land that has someone poaching the lumber. He catches them and comes at odds with his a new enemy, one that will lead the plot through the rest of the story.
Author
Annie Proulx
Publication
The New Yorker, June 10th, 2013
Date Read
June 20, 2013
This is How You Disappear
The story of a man, who over time, feels like he’s being overlooked. Until at the end, he completely disappears. It’s a unique story with a lot of great imagery.
Author
Dale Bailey
Publication
Fantasy & Science Fiction Magazine Jan 1, 2013
Date Read
February 21st, 2013