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So many good L options. I‘ve been thinking about this 1992 collection by this literary reticent author. He only has two other books. All the stories here are on contemporary life in Washington, DC. Understated, sad but in also oddly lingering - especially those doves or pigeons.

I‘ll add a slew of L‘s in the comments.

Short story collection today.

My latest #bookhaul. I made the mistake of "just browsing" at Book Outlet one day. ?

Saved 8 books for my last week in Belgrade.
This is one of them. #Juneteenth

I messed up and thought this short story collection was a non-fiction memoir, but once I figured that out I liked it. If you want to learn about DC beyond the Federal district read this book.

As in most short story collections, I didn't enjoy all of the stories. However, I did enjoy his writing style in every single story. All of his characters are memorable and that's hard to do. As a DC resident it was fun to picture the various neighborhoods described in the book.

I read this by mistake (my kid downloaded it for his college course). So glad I did-it is brilliantly written and the stories are skillfully drawn and compassionate. Read it!

Short stories are not generally my thing but here are two collections by an author I love. Playing catch up for #riotgrams. #shortstories #blackwriters

Sooooooo. I went to my first Library Book Sale today in Danbury CT. 😯. It took everything in me to control myself. One of two stacks. 25 books for $25. 😮🤗🤗🤗