Bradley goes to a party full of strangers and makes a connection with a (temporarily) mute woman.
(from I Knew You’d Be Lovely)
Half an hour later, the air was hotter, the music louder, and the room more crowded. The party had become its own throbbing cocoon. Bradly and Samantha still stood in the center of the living room, passing the clipboard back and forth, only now they were also juggling their colossal martinis. At one point a passerby had observed their antics and shouted: “Get a blackboard, you two!”
I’ve read about half of the stories in this collection so far and this one stands out the most to me. Its premise is pretty great and the narrator feels fully realized. All of his emotions are on the surface. He doesn’t want to go to this party and makes an unexpected connection with a woman, which comes as a total surprise to him. Here’s an excerpt.
Most of the stories in I Knew You’d Be Lovely are pretty short. I wish some of them were longer, but it’s still really strong so far.
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