In 2022, I made a goal (and met it!) to read a new story every single day for the entire year. It was a lovely experience, but it was a LOT of work to put together. Thus, I decided not to repeat it for 2023. Though as the year went on, I found I missed it. However, I was not looking forward to putting together an entire year’s worth of stories, so I opted to take on a single month instead (and maybe add more later). So – each Friday for the month of March, there will be a post with a week’s worth of stories that I intend to read each morning. The goal of all of this is to be exposed to stories I might not have otherwise come across – to experience new (to me) writers (though I’ll also do “not new to me writers but new to me stories of theirs”).
So – be warned – I know nothing about these stories going into them. If any end up being problematic, I will remove the link soon as I read it. But *fingers crossed* that won’t be an issue this month.
Feel free to read along with me! (And please share your thoughts on the stories in the comments!)
Note: I chose stories at random. I tried to make sure I wasn’t grabbing links for excerpts – only standalone stories. But I know I missed that a few times when I did the yearlong challenge. I also chose links where you should be able to read them for free (to keep things accessible). Some do come from The New Yorker and other places that charge after a few reads, but you should be able to access them if you’ve not already met the limit with other clicks.
March 1 – “In Flux” by Jonathan Escoffery
March 2 – “To Sunland” by Lauren Groff
March 3 – “Thoughts and Prayers” by Ken Liu
March 4 – “In a Jar” by Morgan Talty
March 5 – “Ringa Ringa Roses” by Maithreyi Karnoor
March 6 – “Wisteria” by Mieko Kawakami (translated by Hitomi Yoshio)
March 7 – “Just a Little Fever” by Sheila Heti
Ami Maxine 