A story that follows the child of a philanderer. A remarkable short story about what it means to love.
Author
Souvankham Thammavongsa
Publication
The New Yorker, March 1, 2021
Date Read
February 27, 2021
The Wind
The story many families have of abuse and loss as told through the eyes of survivors. Heart wrenching tale of courage and the vileness of domestic abuse.
Author
Lauren Groff
Publication
The New Yorker, February 1 2021
Date Read
January 31, 2021
Rwanda
A New Yorker living in the current pandemic remembering family and tragedy in Rwanda. The latter part of the story told from his niece’s perspective answers some of the unreliable narrative of the uncle.
Author
John Edgar Wideman
Publication
The New Yorker, December 14, 2020
Date Read
January 18th, 2021
“You Are My Dear Friend”
A story of an Indian ya pair who weds an older man and the child they adopt together.
Author
Madhuri Vijay
Publication
The New Yorker, August 17 2020
Date Read
August 15, 2020
Heirlooms
A story of a gay black man who unwilling long shares an apartment with his Japanese lovers mom.
Author
Bryan Washington
Publication
The New Yorker Aug 3 & 10, 2020
Date Read
August 2, 2020