Patti Abbott: Short Story Wednesday: "The Best of Everything" Richard Yates

 Patti Abbott: Short Story Wednesday: "The Best of Everything" Richard Yates

Patti Abbott: Short Story Wednesday, "The Tooth" Shirley Jackson

 Patti Abbott: Short Story Wednesday, "The Tooth" Shirley Jackson

Patti Abbott: Short Story Wednesday, "Barbara, Detroit, 1966" Peter Orner, THE NEW YORKER

 Patti Abbott: Short Story Wednesday, "Barbara, Detroit, 1966" Peter Orner, THE NEW YORKER

Patti Abbott: Short Story Wednesday: Stories from THE SUMMER BEFORE THE SUMMER OF LOVE, Marly Swick

 Patti Abbott: Short Story Wednesday: Stories from THE SUMMER BEFORE THE SUMMER OF LOVE, Marly Swick

Patti Abbott: Short Story Wednesday: Troubled Daughters, Twisted Wives

 Patti Abbott: Short Story Wednesday: Troubled Daughters, Twisted Wives

Patti Abbott: Short Story Wednesday: 'Motherless Son' Elizabeth Strout

 Patti Abbott: Short Story Wednesday: 'Motherless Son' Elizabeth Strout

Patti Abbott: Short Story Wednesday: Charlie the Barber, Joe Lansdale

 Patti Abbott: Short Story Wednesday: Charlie the Barber, Joe Lansdale

Patti Abbott: Short Story Wednesday: "Something is Out There" Richard Bausch

 Patti Abbott: Short Story Wednesday: "Something is Out There" Richard Bausch