Elizabeth Strout is the editor of The Best American Short Stories 2013. One of the stories, written by Junot Diaz, is one I had read before. I enjoy his writing. This story is called "Miss Lora." If Miss Lora was a real person she'd hopefully be arrested for child abuse because there is no way a high school teacher should be taking advantage of a student. Another story I read before was "Train" by Alice Munro. A veteran is on the train coming home when he impulsively decides not to return home by jumping off the train. In nearly every story there is someone who is broken. One of the stories I really liked was called "The Best Is Yet To Come." This is a story about a young farm wife in New England at the turn of the previous century. She is trying to get by after the death of their baby. She is inporportionately cheered by the visit of the farm wife at the next farm. There are a lot of great stories in this book.
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