Review: Cryptonomicon – Neal Stephenson
Perhaps, in 1999, when Cryptonomicon came out, it was a cutting edge techno-thriller. Eleven years later, it's laughable, because the world which Stephenson is writing about is so far in…
Corrie – Alice Munro – Mood
"Corrie" by Alice Munro reminds me of an Alfred Hitchcock film. There's something sinister in the story below the surface. It opens with Howard, an architect hired to work on…
Deletions from the Cloud: Questions and Details
The title I've settled on for my new short story is "Deletions from the Cloud." It opens with the narrator, Nick, in a state of panic as he tries to…
Review: Day Out of Days – Sam Shephard
Day Out of Days by Sam Shephard is unlike most short story collections I've read. It's a place of voice. Set mainly along the rural highways of the Midwest, Great…