Read the story 'Heaven is Boring - An analysis of fantasy without conflict' on my website simonvanlaak.de or on substack.

My recommendation for this week is “Duet for Two Coughs” by Leopoldo Alas, 'Clarin' from "The Penguin Book of Spanish Short Stories" edited by Margaret Jull Costa.

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Read the story 'Airplane Beers: A Spontaneous Detour I Could Have Avoided' on my website simonvanlaak.de or here on substack.

My recommendation for this week is “The Rum Diary” by Hunter S. Thompson. Send me your writing or recommend me a short story to talk about next week.

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