okay, top 10 list of what i consider, in my limited opinion, the best short stories i’ve read to date. when i say best i mean memorable. on this particular day, in this particular year, and in no particular order.
- “Emergency” by Denis Johnson
- “So Late in the Day” by Claire Keegan
- anything by Tessa Hadley because she’s quietly subversive
- anything by Tamas Dobozy because his voice is distinct
- “Burn Man on a Texas Porch” by Mark Anthony Jarman
- “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver
- “Paper Lantern” by Stuart Dybek
- “Gas Bar” by John Vigna
- “The Fjord of Eternity” by Lisa Moore
- “Gravel” by Alice Munro, mostly in memory of an old friend of mine