For this month, I chose (kind of) at random stories from Granta (I ended up needing to purchase a subscription to finish reading Month Three, so thought I’d use them again), the literary quarterly from Cambridge University. I say ‘kind of’ because I scrolled through their list and chose any story that I came across – but skipped over the excerpts* because I wanted stand-alone stories. As with the previous eight months, I have no idea what these stories are about – the goal is simply to experience new writing. Feel free to read along!
- “Thomas” by Eloghosa Osunde
- “You Must, You Will” by Ben Hinshaw
- “The Wonders” by Elena Medel (Translated by Lizzie Davis & Thomas Bunstead)
- “Junket” by Lauren Groff
- “E-Friends” by Emily Adrian
- “Acts of Desperation” by Megan Nolan
- “Pure Colour” by Sheila Heti
- “Overture” by Janice Galloway
- “The Physician” by Nathan Harris
- “The Emperor Concerto” by Julie Hecht
- “An Olive Grove in Ends” by Moses McKenzie
- “The Picnic Pavilion” by Debbie Urbanski
- “a cold white wing” by Kate Zambreno
- “Tender” by Ariana Harwicz (Translated by Annie McDermott & Carolina Orloff)
- “Cold Enough for Snow” by Jessica Au
- “Here Again Now” by Okechukwu Nzelu
- “When We Were Birds” by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
- “Here Comes the Miracle” by Anna Beecher
- “The Colony” by Audrey Magee
- “In a Jar” by Morgan Talty
- “Nights at the Hotel Splendido” by Sam Munson
- “The Infinite” by Room Claudia Durastanti (Translated by Elizabeth Harris)
- “Pose” by Ana Kinsella
- “Shining the Boot” by Sarah Bernstein
- “The Schoolmaster’s Enemy” by Missouri Williams
- “Snakebite” by Saba Sams
- “How to Be a Revolutionary” by CA Davids
- “The Blake Fellowship” by Timothy Ogene
- “Naomi” by Sarah Hall
- “Variations” by Tao Lin
*Well, I meant to skip the excerpts, but as I’m reading through this list, there are several. [strained smile]
Ami Maxine 