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May
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"The Wife of His Youth" by Charles W. Chestnutt.
Really liked this one. Felt enraged at first because I thought Mr Ryder was going to be asshole but he's cool. Good for him.
— Oct 20, 2026 01:50PM
Really liked this one. Felt enraged at first because I thought Mr Ryder was going to be asshole but he's cool. Good for him.
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May
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"The Wonderful Tar-Baby Story" by Joel Chandler Harris.
Not sure id use wonderful but fair enough.
— Oct 19, 2026 01:39PM
Not sure id use wonderful but fair enough.
May
is on page 38 of 282
"Jim Smiley and his Jumping Frog" by Mark Twain.
Okay? I guess?
— Oct 19, 2026 01:28PM
Okay? I guess?
May
is on page 31 of 282
"Aunt Hetty on Matrimony" by Fanny Fern.
Aunt Hetty, you have to stop. You smoke too tough. Your swag too different. Your bitch is too bad. They'll kill you.
Quelle star.
— Oct 19, 2026 01:08PM
Aunt Hetty, you have to stop. You smoke too tough. Your swag too different. Your bitch is too bad. They'll kill you.
Quelle star.
May
is on page 29 of 282
"The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe.
Well still a banger.
— Oct 19, 2026 12:46PM
Well still a banger.
May
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"Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Puritans will never fucking leave me alone, omfg.
— Oct 19, 2026 09:41AM
Puritans will never fucking leave me alone, omfg.
May
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It's just me, my reading block and I.
I just keep reading stuff that doesn't work for me so hopefully this will get me back on track.
First short story is "The Little Man in Black" by Washington Irving.
I liked the satire of the little village/community, bc been there done that. Also liked its opposition with the man's isolation. Simple but efficient.
— Oct 18, 2026 12:36PM
I just keep reading stuff that doesn't work for me so hopefully this will get me back on track.
First short story is "The Little Man in Black" by Washington Irving.
I liked the satire of the little village/community, bc been there done that. Also liked its opposition with the man's isolation. Simple but efficient.