I’m SO stoked that The Atlantic is publishing fiction now. This short story is a 10. It’s Mean Girls, but all grown up.
Lauren Groff FTW. I always think about Obama when I read Groff, because I know how much he loves her.
Spoilers:
I loved the Hamlet-esque spy scene, where Nic hides in the bar eavesdropping. I loved everything about Dagmar. And I reallllly loved these lines, which drop like an axe, about 70% of the way through, when you know... this is about to get HELLA sexy:
You know I’d give you anything, Nic said. / Please do, Birdie said. / Nic took a deep breath, and she told Birdie the long version of the story, parceling out all the details she’d savored these years.
I just looked up the email I sent you with my favorite quotes from Fates and Furies and found this:
And I thought, What am I doing with my life? And I thought, Am I a good person or a bad person or just a person? And I thought, Am I powerful or weak? And I thought, Now’s maybe not the time...And I thought, Let’s pretend powerful, just for now.
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Oh God. Yes.
I’m SO stoked that The Atlantic is publishing fiction now. This short story is a 10. It’s Mean Girls, but all grown up.
Lauren Groff FTW. I always think about Obama when I read Groff, because I know how much he loves her.
Spoilers: I loved the Hamlet-esque spy scene, where Nic hides in the bar eavesdropping. I loved everything about Dagmar. And I reallllly loved these lines, which drop like an axe, about 70% of the way through, when you know... this is about to get HELLA sexy:
I just looked up the email I sent you with my favorite quotes from Fates and Furies and found this:
This was wonderful, YES!
Excellent short story! Incredibly immersive.