Storyological 3.12 - ON DEATH AND ZOOEY DESCHANEL

In which we discuss "When We Were Happy We Had Other Names" by Yiyun Li and "Don't Look Now" by Daphne du Maurier, along with, among other things: grief, horror, demonization, and New Girl.

In which we discuss,

1. "When We Were Happy We Had Other Names" by Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 2018.

2. "Don't Look Now" by Daphne du Maurier, Not After Midnight, 1971.

along with, among other things...

Gandalf's magical walking stick, a reddit discussion
Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz discussing British slang, Youtube
That one episode of Storyological where we discussed Stuart Dybek's story, "Pet Milk"
The Human Stain by Philip Roth, a review
The Artist's Way, thought over many years after its publication
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson, a blog by litbitch about it (also, recently, a Netflix thing)
That one other Daphne du Maurier short story, "The Birds"

Also.

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