in the future
“Miss Goering invited Miss Gamelon to dine with her. She found her soothing and agreeable to be with. Miss Gamelon was very much impressed with the fact that Miss Goering was so nervous. Just as they...
View Articleagainst my entire code
“ ‘Since you live so far out of town,’ said Arnold, ‘why don’t you spend the night at my house? We have an extra bedroom.’ ‘I probably shall,’ said Miss Goering, ‘although it is against my entire code,...
View Articlethe next time you’re on this train
“ ‘The next time,’ said the conductor, who really was at a loss for what to say, ‘the next time you’re on this train, stay in your seat and don’t molest anybody. If you want to know the time you can...
View Articlei have nothing but conflicts
“LIONEL Maybe it would be stroke of luck to be like you. I have nothing but conflicts. For instance, one day I think I ought to give up the world and be a religious leader, and the next day I’ll turn...
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jane bowles, “two serious ladies”
Jane Bowles Two Serious Ladies (originally 1943; published in 1966 as part of My Sister’s Hand in Mine: The Collected Writings of Jane Bowles, Farrar, Straus & Giroux.) It’s a crying shame that Two...
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jane bowles/denton welch, “a stick of green candy”
Jane Bowles & Denton Welch A Stick of Green Candy (illustrated by Colter Jacobsen) (Four Corners Books, 2010) This book is not, of course, a long-lost collaboration between Jane Bowles and Denton...
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