Here We Aren’t, So Quickly
Many readers find this Jonathan Foer story confusing because of its unconventional style. It comprises a series of short, seemingly random recollections and observations about a couple’s past, often in the form of negative declarations. On the first read, the differences between the two people appear so vast that it is hard to see how they could remain happy together. Themes include the swift passing of time, personality growth as we age, understanding and accepting differences, and the development of a relationship from individuals (”I” and “You”) to a couple (“We”) and then a family (“We” and “He”).
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Today we have three stories (Crossing the Zbrucz, My First Goose and Salt) from Red Cavalry, a collection of edited entries from the war diary of Russian author
In this Swahili folktale, a monkey accepts the offer of a ride on a shark’s back to see the wonders under the sea. Once at sea, the monkey learns that the real reason for the trip is that the shark king needs a monkey’s heart to cure an illness. The monkey tricks the shark into returning. He then explains the trick by telling a story about a donkey, a hare, and a lion. One of the animals kills another. The third animal cooks it, but tells the killer there is no heart. Can you match the animals to the outcome?
Set in the 1970s before the breakup of Yugoslavia, this semi-autobiographical story by