‘Got a Letter from Jimmy’ is a short story by the American writer Shirley Jackson (1916-65). The story, which runs to just a few pages, involves just two characters: an unnamed husband and wife. The husband has received a letter from an associate simply identified as Jimmy; the wife seeks to know what the contents […]
Photo by Noorulabdeen Ahmad on Unsplash I have always found myself building extremely romantic friendships. Long hours lost to phone calls, text marathons, letters, no-reason gifts, the sharing of meals and secrets and small, tender intimacies. For whatever reason, it has always seemed apparent that my friendships—if handled with devotion and care—will outlast my romantic […]
The following is from Lily Mayer’s Short War . Mayer is a writer, translator, and critic. She is a contributing writer at the Atlantic , and her translations include Claudia Ulloa Donoso’s story collections Little Bird and Ice for Martians . She lives in Washington, D.C. The thought of Dr. Lucas in Cuba clouded the […]
