The Infamous Bengal Ming by Rajesh Parameswaran
from I Am an Executioner: Love Stories by Rajesh Parameswaran
Knopf, 2012
I don’t believe animals can talk, and any writer who writes a story about one that does, is pulling my leg.…
Tag: short story
The Bees by Dan Chaon
From his forthcoming collection Stay Awake, Ballantine – February, 2012.
I remember reading Chaon’s collection Among the Missing on the train to and from work.…
Oubliette by David Long
David Long’s story “Oubliette” appears in the current issue of the New Yorker. His prose style is so lucid, so devoid of vernacular cant and style that screams style that’s it’s a pleasure to read.…
“A&P” by John Updike
In an effort to continue the conversation, we decided to take on a classic short story from John Updike. A&P is possibly one of his best, and certainly one of his most famous, stories.…
On Jennifer Egan
Three ladies and a guy: it could almost work as a spin-off sitcom to the three guys blog. The four of us got to talking about Jennifer Egan, and to be honest, I’m a little obsessed.…
