Plot:Mr. Nuttel’s doctors have recommended that he get rest for his nerves. With letters of introduction from his sister, he visits people she knows better than he does. He stops one day at the Sappleton residence. Mrs. Sappleton is late in meeting him, so her “very self-possessed” fifteen-year-old niece speaks to him, letting him knowContinue reading “Review of “The Open Window” by Saki”
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Review of “The Interview” by JR Gershen-Siegel
“So, how long have you wanted to hunt demons?” The question is put to the narrator by the head of the agency. This is an unusual question at a job interview, but this is not a typical job interview. Over a lunch of Fettuccine Alfredo and Chicken Marsala, the unnamed narrator responds, “Since I wasContinue reading “Review of “The Interview” by JR Gershen-Siegel”
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