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A Grieving Woman: 3.5/5 No words. I am left speechless

So I Let Her Be: 3.5/5 Very interesting prose

This Wasn’t Supposed to Happen: 4/5 One of my favorite stories in this collection

Worry Bees: 3.5/5 It’s always interesting to read different authors takes on school shootings, this one wasn’t too bad.

I’ll Give You a Reason: 4/5 This story felt unique from the rest, in the sense that the protagonist was kinda a bitch

Something Larger, Something Whole: 4.5/5 Short, Poetic, and Effective. Beautifully Metaphoric

Boxes: 4.5/5 These break up ones are written so well. Very detailed and realistic for such a short story

I’ll Give You a Reason:

Something Larger, Something Whole:

Boxes:

Love Language: 3/5 I still think this is a really good story, just is so far not one of my favorites.

What Is Yours: 3.5/5 I really didn’t know where this one was going.

Jászárokszállá, Hungary…: 4/5 It’s stories like this that I learn the most from. This is why I enjoy reading works from authors that are different than me.

The Other Carmen: 4/5 I like longer stories like this one. It makes me feel way more for the characters, this one though, I just feel bad for Carmen.

Great American Scream Machine: 4.5/5 It is the best depiction of being a teen in late 2010s early 2020s

Dark Vader: 4/5 I’m really enjoying this book as someone with a different culture/background than the author

Thirty Miles West: 4/5 Realistic depiction of high school

The World as We Know It: 5/5 I related a lot to this story

Bear Hunting Season: 5/5 First short story to ever make me cry