I am thoroughly enjoying Alice Munro’s latest collection, Too Much Happiness. It’s been a while since I’ve read something that made me want to write short stories again. (I’ve been noodling with a couple in recent months, but mostly half-heartedly. I did just finish a super short one though, called “After Ten.”) But all her stories are so complete and perfect and all of the characters so distinct and yet the overarching authorial voice so consistent…it’s just exactly what a collection of short stories should be. It’s so thrilling to read something so good.
Speaking of short stories, I have a new (old-ish; I wrote it last winter, but it’s not been published anywhere) one up at Five Chapters today. You can read it here: Crutch.
