In no particular order:"G-String," Nicola Barker. Love! Love! Love! A woman puts on a g-string to impress her lover and ends up using it to jury-rig his broken windshield wiper. In the process she learns that she doesn't need his validation. A lovely, witty character arc accomplished in a few compac...
I'm so glad that my teacher of "Reading Like A Writer" chose this anthology of short stories for our class. I learned a ton about my own writing through analyzing craft techniques such as family, place, and dialogue, of other writers. This collection is now a night stand staple, which I can't wait...