Discussion Notes: Sweet Scoundrel This week’s story: Sweet Scoundrel by Diana Xin Next week’s story: Flashlight by Susan Choi Rated: Clean Gerald, Andy and Anais discuss “Sweet Scoundrel” by Diana Xin, a slyly written story of a mistress, a pregnancy, a would-be older sister, and a marriage that straddles cultures and countries. Right from the...

Discussion Notes: The Library of Babel This week’s story: The Library of Babel by Jorge Luis Borges  Next week’s story: Sweet Scoundrel by Diana Xin  Rated: Clean Gerald, Andy and Anais discuss the classic short story “The Library of Babel” by Jorge Luis Borges. In it, Borges imagines a universe in the form of a...

Discussion Notes: Silverfish This week’s story: Silverfish by Christina Perez Brubaker  Next week’s story: The Library of Babel by Jorge Luis Borges  Rated: Explicit Gerald, Andy and Anais discuss “Silverfish” by Christina Perez Brubaker, a story of a failing marriage between two flawed characters. It delights in its examination of the petty things unhappy and...