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[READ: December 9, 2023] “Cosmic Cul de Sac”
This year my wife ordered me The Short Story Advent Calendar. This is my sixth time reading the Calendar–it’s a holiday tradition! Here’s what H&O says about the calendar this year.
The 2023 Short Story Advent Calendar is a deluxe box set of individual short stories from some of the best writers in North America and beyond. Now in its ninth year, the SSAC is back to once again bring readers a deluxe, peppermint-fresh collection of 25 short stories from some of the best writers in North America and beyond.
The author of this story was Jade Song. Each day has an online component with the author with a brief interview.
It’s December 9. Jade Song, author of Chlorine, is more into natural front yards anyway.
I loved this story.
A Chinese woman has moved to American with her new husband. But he is an astronaut and spends most of his time in space.
She is alone in this weird cul de sac with Bob-on the left and his self-propelled gas-powered Honda HRX217HZA while Bob-on-the-right mows with a Toro 20333 with an extra wide blade. They cut the front lawn to a very specific height. (more…)
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