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Short Story Sunday: Last Words of the Mynah Bird, Gina Ochsner
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The Last Words of the Mynah Bird, Gina Ochsner
This tale of a quarrelsome couple who secures a mynah bird in the hopes it will save their marriage opens up in the same fashion as Poe’s “The Black Cat”—giving what might have been a typical first-person story opening an irresistible mystique. At times, this fun little read is comically shocking, but its commentary on the ups and downs of communication, the impact of our language on one another and the nature of love leaves a serious impression. It can be found in her collection People I Wanted to Be here: http://a.co/06f5j8C
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Short Story Sunday: The Caves in Oregon, Benjamin Percy
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The Caves in Oregon, Benjamin Percy
I first read this tale of a broken marriage a decade ago, and a recent re-read revealed it’s even better than I remembered. In this atmospheric tale, Percy is the master at connecting the geology of the earth with the geology of our complicated emotions and the intangible foundations that form our relationships. Find it in Percy’s debut collection: Refresh, Refresh: Stories https://amzn.com/1555974856
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