pickIt‘s always time well spent, reading Japanese books and you can‘t go wrong with Banana Yoshimoto. These short stories are cute and reflective. Friendships and food and small, life changing events.
I enjoyed the first two stories the best.
A lovely #jolabokaflod gift!
Went scuba diving ✔️
Came home to my second SK book having been delivered! ✔️
This one is the first one on my list, so I can officially dive in and have bought enough of them to keep going until like spring/summer now since I‘m committed to one SK a month until they‘re all checked off the list!!
Red Wings victory! ✔️
All in all a pretty solid Saturday!
I will never be scared of tardigrades, nor unsettled by them. Water bears? They're friends!
pickAh, she writes so well, so many included minutae that can be overlooked yet are intrinsic to everyday life.
Im still resetting my reading as I'm discombobulated in what to choose. This was perfect in its short story offerings.
pickThis is an interesting collection of short stories, all from a bygone era, and something of a mixed bag. Some are frustratingly oblique, some are engaging, wistful and charming. I really liked the ones set in New York; The Woman Who Was So Tired was probably my favourite.
pickBanks is a favorite author of mine and I haven‘t read enough of his books. They are generally a bit dark so if you‘re looking for something cheery he may not be for you but his writing gets me every time. This book of three short stories are actually situations I‘m familiar with, as he bases them off events that took place in upstate NY. A kidnapping of grandparents for ransom due to a grandson‘s drug dealings, a man who sells neighboring 🔽
#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl #2026Reads
This week my first line comes from 'Antarctica', a collection of short stories by Claire Keegan that was first published in 1999. The first line is from the first story also titled 'Antarctica'.
Every time the happily married woman went away she wondered how it would feel to sleep with another man.“
I'm also reading for challenges: #26Shorts2026 #3BookChallenge2026 #192030
First SK book mail delivery of 2026 made it to me today!!
It was free, too!!
Mercari gift card exchange credits FTW!!!
Now I wish I got more gift cards to places I won‘t use!!
😂🤣
Four more on the way…
Can I get the last few on my list before my birthday at the end of February?!?
LMFG!
My mom told me about this short story after watching a "documentary" video about the movie Idiocracy. Are there any other fans of the movie on here??
