10/27/2026
Some of my stand out stories:
Between the Shadow and the Soul
A story that has all the emotions - uncertainty, regret, depression, desire, and guilt. This one was about many things but the theme felt like time passing - relationships going stale, careers ending, and a deep ache for “what it was like to brush up against the dazzling future again.”
Birdie
A woman is dying and her closest friends gather in the hospital and talk about the worst things they’ve ever done. The last line “… as though these poor mortal bodies of theirs, were ever nearly enough to express the terrible depths of love.”
What’s the Time Mr. Wolf
The longest story and hard to summarize, but my head is still spinning to understand what happened in the end. It leaves you with so many directions that the story could go.
Under the Wave
You’re on vacation and a natural disaster wipes out your family. You are left to go home without the people you arrived with. This was a sad one, and bizarre/strange. Yet, beautifully portrayed how devastation could cause you to alter reality to make life somewhat manageable and tolerable.
