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    Joy: And 52 Other Very Short Stories
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    Joy: And 52 Other Very Short Stories

    By Erin McGraw

    3.5/5

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    “McGraw is wise and occasionally laugh-out-loud funny, with a seventh sense for the perfect turn of phrase . . . This quintessential collection of stories serves as an homage to the form while showcasing McGraw’s stunning talent and deep empathy for the idiosyncrasies, small joys, and despairs of human nature." —Publishers Weekly (starred and boxed review)

    In Joy, narrators step out of themselves to explain their lives to us, sometimes defensively, sometimes regretfully, other times deceitfully. Voices include those of the impulsive first-time murderer, the depressed pet sitter, the assistant of Patsy Cline, the anxiety-riddled new mother, the aged rock-and-roller, the girlfriend of your husband—human beings often (incredibly) unaware of the turning points staring them in the face.

    "How can stories this brief be so satisfying? . . . [McGraw] deals with the profound, the dire, the mundane, and the ridiculous, paying particular attention to relationships between parents and children, siblings, spouses, criminals, and their victims. While some stories are meant purely to amuse, many are intense and beautiful . . . Fifty-three gems that demonstrate all the things a short story can do. Wow." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCounterpoint
    Release dateMar 5, 2019
    ISBN9781640092099
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    Joy: And 52 Other Very Short Stories
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    Erin McGraw

    Erin McGraw is the author of five earlier books, the novels The Seamstress of Hollywood Boulevard and The Baby Tree, and the story collections The Good Life, Lies of the Saints, and Bodies at Sea. Her stories and essays have appeared in The Atlantic, Good Housekeeping, The Kenyon Review, Allure, Image, The Southern Review, STORY, The Georgia Review, and many other journals and magazines. She has taught at DePauw University and the University of Cincinnati, and currently teaches at the Ohio State University with her husband, the poet Andrew Hudgins. They divide their time between Ohio and Sewanee, Tennessee.

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      I have a love/hate relationship with short stories. On the one hand, they are glimpses of a new author’s promise as a writer, and if they are from one of my favorite authors then they are more glimpses into their talented mind. But therein lies the issue-they are too short, and some are so good you wish whole novels had been made from them, because you’re not ready to let these characters go quite yet. Erin McGraw has written a strong & poignant collection of stories. They touch on subjects such as family, grief, love, and the roads not taken. Fair warning-unlike other short story collections, each piece in here lasts for only 3-4 pages. Some of the pieces, in particular “Comfort (1) & (2)” “Haircut”, “Spice” and “Hope” stayed with me long after I had started the next piece, and those short stories I would gladly read a full novel abou