"he might wake up one morning to find his writing done"

November 5, 2021 2:33 PM

Two long, mysterious fictional stories about death, art, and family, both with ambiguous endings. "The Drowned Father" by Pamela Sargent: "Old memories were coming back to him, of sitting in other buses and expounding on his own fictitious accomplishments." "Darkroom" by Geoff Manaugh: "The documentary was vital, and, though Jay didn’t want to admit it, a film about his mom’s sisters‚ his dead aunts, was his only idea."
posted by brainwane (2 comments total)

I can't keep up, but I'm glad you're posting these.
posted by ChurchHatesTucker at 9:07 PM on November 5, 2021

Hear, hear! Brainwane's short stories posts are often high points of my day.
posted by Harald74 at 10:59 PM on November 5, 2021