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Alan Bray
- Dec 14, 2023
- 1 min
Winter Break
Last week, we began taking a look at Lorrie Moore's Who Will Run The Frog Hospital? I had intended to continue with that fine story this...
Alan Bray
- Dec 7, 2023
- 5 min
Who Will Run The Frog Hospital?
This week, ladies and gentlemen, a new one…drumroll…Lorrie Moore’s 1994 novel, Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? What? ‘Kay, I’m not sure...
Alan Bray
- Nov 30, 2023
- 5 min
Dog - My Lord You
We have to talk about the dog. A central part of James Salter’s My Lord You concerns a large dog who appears in many scenes, shadowing...
Alan Bray
- Nov 23, 2023
- 4 min
Time For Rascals - My Lord You
One of the characteristics of James Salter’s writing style is the way time makes big leaps, a feature that is especially evident in his...
Alan Bray
- Nov 16, 2023
- 5 min
My Lord You
Today, a new one, James Salter’s 1994 short story My Lord You. The story was originally published in the September, 1994 issue of Esquire...
Alan Bray
- Nov 9, 2023
- 4 min
You Looking At Me?
Last time, we looked at the (long) opening scene of William Trevor’s A Bit On the Side. Let’s continue. Onward! A key element to the...
Alan Bray
- Nov 2, 2023
- 6 min
A Bit On The Side
This week, the adventure continues with William Trevor’s 2004 short story A Bit On the Side, published as part of the story collection of...
Alan Bray
- Oct 17, 2023
- 4 min
The Abyss - Anything Is Posiible
First, here's a no doubt surprising but at the same time evident deviation. My usual habit is to publish a new installment of this blog...