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We are a diverse group of readers who have a rowdy old time discussing a wide diversity of short literary fiction.

  1. 07/06/2022

    No One Here is Going to Save You

    Discussion Notes: No One Here is Going to Save You This week’s story: No One Here is Going to Save You by Julian Zabalbeascoa  Next week’s story: Huevos Estrellados by Vanessa Bernice De La Cruz  Rated: Clean Gerald, Andy and Anais discuss “No One Here is Going to Save You” by Julian Zabalbeascoa,  a story... The post Ep 219: No One Here is Going to Save You appeared first on Literary Roadhouse.

    24 min

  2. 06/15/2022

    The Theresa Job

    Discussion Notes: The Theresa Job This week’s story: The Theresa Job by Colson Whitehead  Next week’s story: No One Here Is Going To Save You by Julian Zabalbeascoa  Rated: Clean Themes, Explicit Language (Host drops an ‘f’ bomb 😔 ) Gerald, Andy and Anais discuss “The Theresa Job” by Colson Whitehead, a story of a... The post Ep 218: The Theresa Job appeared first on Literary Roadhouse.

    27 min

  3. 06/08/2022

    The City Born Great

    Discussion Notes: The City Born Great This week’s story: The City Born Great by N. K. Jemisin  Next week’s story: The Theresa Job by Colson Whitehead  Rated: Clean Gerald, Andy and Anais discuss “The City Born Great” by N. K. Jemisin, an urban fantasy about a young New Yorker called upon to midwife the birth... The post Ep 217: The City Born Great appeared first on Literary Roadhouse.

    26 min

  4. 06/01/2022

    The Specialist's Hat

    Discussion Notes: The Specialist’s Hat This week’s story: The Specialist’s Hat by Kelly Link  Next week’s story: The City Born Great by N. K. Jemisin  Rated: Clean Gerald, Andy and Anais discuss “The Specialist’s Hat” by Kelly Link, a story about twin girls who move into the gothic home of a former poet who dabbled... The post Ep 216: The Specialist’s Hat appeared first on Literary Roadhouse.

    22 min

  5. 05/25/2022

    Foster

    Discussion Notes: Foster This week’s story: Foster by Bryan Washington  Next week’s story: The Specialist’s Hat by Kelly Link  Rated: EXPLICIT Gerald, Andy and Anais discuss “Foster” by Bryan Washington, a story of a man estranged from his brother, struggling with his boyfriend, and refusing to name a cat. The story is explicit and so... The post Ep 215: Foster appeared first on Literary Roadhouse.

    31 min

  6. 05/18/2022

    The Interlopers

    Discussion Notes: The Interlopers This week’s story: The Interlopers by H. H. Munro  Next week’s story: Foster by Bryan Washington  Rated: Clean Gerald, Andy and Anais discuss “The Interlopers” by H. H. Munro (SAKI), a story of a long-running family dispute over wild lands that comes to a head when two men from either side... The post Ep 214: The Interlopers appeared first on Literary Roadhouse.

    21 min

  7. 05/11/2022

    Hot Ice

    Discussion Notes: Hot Ice This week’s story: Hot Ice by Stuart Dybek  Next week’s story: The Interlopers by H.H. Munro (SAKI)  Rated: Clean Gerald, Andy and Anais discuss “Hot Ice” by Stuart Dybek, a Chicago native who brings the mid-century societal changes to life with the myth of a local saint. Andy identified with the... The post Ep 213: Hot Ice appeared first on Literary Roadhouse.

    34 min

  8. 05/04/2022

    The Case For and Against Love Potions

    Discussion Notes: The Case For and Against Love Potions This week’s story: The Case for and Against Love Potions by Imbolo Mbue  Next week’s story: Hot Ice by Stuart Dybek  Rated: Clean Gerald, Andy and Anais discuss “The Case for and Against Love Potions” by Imbolo Mbue , a story told by an over confident narrator... The post Ep 212: The Case For and Against Love Potions appeared first on Literary Roadhouse.

    29 min
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