Discussion Notes: Girls, at Play This week’s story: Girls, At Play by Celeste Ng Next week’s story: Mr Salary by Sally Rooney Rated: Explicit This week we welcomed short story author Beth Mayer onto the show to discuss one of her favorite short stories, “Girls, at Play” by Celeste Ng. Beth Mayer’s short story collection...

Discussion Notes: Javi This week’s story: Javi by Han Ong Next week’s story: Girls, At Play by Celeste Ng Rated: Clean Gerald, Andy and Anais discuss “Javi” by Han Ong, which was featured in The New Yorker on June 3rd, 2019. The meditative story follows a 14 year old migrant boy, Javi, who works for...

Discussion Notes: Granma’s Porch by Alexia Tolas This week’s story: Granma’s Porch by Alexia Tolas Next week’s story: Javi by Han Ong Rated: Clean Gerald, Andy and Anais discuss the 2019 Commonwealth Short Story Prize “Granma’s Porch” by Alexia Tolas. It’s the story of Helena, a Bahamanian teenager on the island of Long Island who...