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In the New Yorker...
serious crayons:
But here's a fun treat! In honor of the Summer Fiction Issue, the New Yorker emailed me a selection of some memorable short stories. Two are among my all-time favorites. I can't remember the George Saunders' one, but if I read it that would be up there, too. I love George Saunders' fiction. One of these I have praised on this very thread! http://www.newyorker.com/newsletter/issue/the-sunday-newsletter-political-outsiders?mbid=nl_Sunday%20Longreads%20%2839%29&CNDID=26521759&spMailingID=8987647&spUserID=MTA5MjQwNDczMzI2S0&spJobID=922826207&spReportId=OTIyODI2MjA3S0
Jeff Wrangler:
Over lunch today I read the article about the goings-on at Oberlin (May 30). The experience of Roger Copeland, discussed on pp. 53-54, is similar to something that happened to a friend of mine who taught at a local college. My friend has now retired from teaching.
Jeff Wrangler:
I recommend the June 6 and 13 article about the Muslim tamale seller who lived in Sheridan, Wyoming, and what has happened now that his descendants have attempted to create a mosque in Gillette.
Does make me think that perhaps Wyoming is not a place I would want to retire to after all. :(
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on June 02, 2016, 11:25:41 am ---Does make me think that perhaps Wyoming is not a place I would want to retire to after all. :(
--- End quote ---
Well, I haven't read the article but if the point is that the Muslims faced prejudice, it's no surprise that Wyoming isn't a hotbed of tolerance. In fact, I believe I saw a movie about that once. Or rather, 21 times.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on June 03, 2016, 09:34:15 pm ---Well, I haven't read the article but if the point is that the Muslims faced prejudice, it's no surprise that Wyoming isn't a hotbed of tolerance. In fact, I believe I saw a movie about that once. Or rather, 21 times.
--- End quote ---
You should read it. The thing is, the family has been there since the early twentieth century, and the patriarch was a long-time fixture of the Sheridan community, and nobody bothered them until one asshole took it upon himself to stir things up.
So I guess that's all it takes. One asshole.
Substitute one elderly retired gay man for a Muslim family. ...
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