For week 1 of the 2025 version of my “Deal Me In Short Story Reading Challenge,” I drew the two of diamonds (the only deuce in this year’s deck which isn’t “wild”), which I had assigned to the story “Places to Go” by J. Brent Bill, who I recently met at the Indiana ...
I paid for one book for half its sticker price, so the two totaled under ฿1,000. Pricey compared to Philippine bookstore standards; but I had a tough time findingConvenience Store Womananywhere in my city, and I was sure the two other books would be overpriced in local bookstores. I...