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American Fiction, Book Review, Classic, Fantasy, Fiction, Noir, Short Story

A Short Story Omnibus: Raymond Chandler and Samantha Henderson

The detective arrives in a small seaside California town looking for a missing girl.  Her mother is very concerned.  Concerned enough to hire him.  He is soon over his head; caught in a crime syndicate that includes the beat cops, the local police chief, a psychiatric hospital, an offshore gambling boat, and a pair of bank robbers. Chandler country in other words. I kept thinking of … Continue reading A Short Story Omnibus: Raymond Chandler and Samantha Henderson

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American Fiction, Book Review, Classic, English Literature, Fiction, Noir, Non-fiction, Short Story

George Orwell vs. Raymond Chandler

I’ve found two ways to connect the random stories I drew for this round of the Deal Me In Short Story Challenge: theme and style.  While not particularly specific to the two “stories” I drew this time, one thing Orwell and Raymond Chandler have in common is that both seek to expose what’s really going on in the society they observe. With a Chandler short … Continue reading George Orwell vs. Raymond Chandler

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American Fiction, California, Classic, Fiction, Noir, Short Story

Raymond Chandler vs. Grace Paley

This year, I’ve been looking at ways to connect the two stories I draw each time I do the Deal Me In Short Story Challenge.  Sometimes its’ a lot of fun; sometimes it’s difficult work; and sometimes it’s been a stretch.  Quite a stretch, if I’m honest. This time I drew “Come On,  Ye Sons of Art” by Grace Paley and “No Crime in the Mountains” … Continue reading Raymond Chandler vs. Grace Paley

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American Fiction, California, Classic, Noir, Scandenavian Fiction, Short Story

Isak Dinesen vs. Raymond Chandler for the Deal Me In Short Story Challenge

I was not exactly ecstatic when I drew Isak Dinesen once again this week.  Last week, I drew another of her stories from Winter’s Tales a collection of “fairy tales” and did not enjoy it much at all.  So I was surprised to find how much I really loved “Peter and Rosa” which is the penultimate story in that volume.   Ms. Dinesen went up against … Continue reading Isak Dinesen vs. Raymond Chandler for the Deal Me In Short Story Challenge

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