365 Short Stories (Points of View)–Week Nineteen

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Storytelling is often stronger when told from multiple points of view.This week I’m reading contemporary fiction.What defines contemporary? If I had to guess, I would say sharp dissatisfaction—a stew of cynicism salted with poignancy.

Week Nineteen

“Home”, by Jayne Anne Phillips, The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories, edited by Tobias Wolff

A mother and daughter stand on either side of the daughter’s molestation by her father. Each woman n...