Here's a confession I'm not proud of: I rarely read literary journals. I know, I know, that's the place to find new talents, as well as see established ones flex their muscles.
It's just, I already read so much. And those journals have a tendency to be expensive.
Lucky for me, Tin House collected some of the best stories from its pages. Really lucky for me. These stories range from good to fantastic. It'd be hard to pick a favorite, but one of the last ones in the book really got me. "The Way the Sky Changed" by Amanda Eyre Ward is a heartbreaking story of being widowed by 9/11.
Don't worry. They aren't all politically themed. Far from it. There's love as thesis defense, taking bong hits in sheds, and having a tiny man as a pet.
If these stories really are a slice of what's happening in literature today, I'm pretty optimistic about what's happening.
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