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love come shine over the sea

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music: Tom Petty - Running Man's Bible (Album Version)

A little free fiction for a Federal holiday: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's "A Private Experience."

The Guardian describes it thus: Two women caught up in a violent street riot take shelter in an abandoned shop. A short story by the Orange Prize-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

It's gorgeous, and after I read it I had to go find the nearest living thing and give it a hug.

Tags: free online fiction

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silme

The collection from which this short story comes simply is incredible.

Posted on Jan. 17th, 2011 07:39 pm (UTC) | Link | Thread | Reply

matociquala

This is very true.

Posted on Jan. 17th, 2011 09:13 pm (UTC) | Link | Parent | Thread | Reply

ladycelia

That story was stunning.

Posted on Jan. 17th, 2011 08:12 pm (UTC) | Link | Thread | Reply

rcloenen_ruiz

That was gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.

Posted on Jan. 17th, 2011 10:02 pm (UTC) | Link | Thread | Reply

(Anonymous)

have you read "half of a yellow sun"?

It's one of the best books about war and being an outsider I've ever read.
~mbc~

Posted on Jan. 17th, 2011 10:28 pm (UTC) | Link | Thread | Reply

matociquala

Re: have you read "half of a yellow sun"?

Not yet, but it's on the shelf beside my bed.

Posted on Jan. 17th, 2011 10:30 pm (UTC) | Link | Parent | Thread | Reply

(Anonymous)

Re: have you read "half of a yellow sun"?

oh, btw, sorry for posting anonymously- i'm one of the new editors at ideomancer
~maya~

Posted on Jan. 17th, 2011 10:33 pm (UTC) | Link | Parent | Thread | Reply

ravenskyewalker

Whew. Powerful. Shame on me for not having read Adichie's books yet. They're on my list, at least... but then, my reading list could circle the Earth, maybe more than once.

Posted on Jan. 17th, 2011 10:46 pm (UTC) | Link | Thread | Reply