Assignments followed by an asterisk are located in the course folder on Google Drive
Tuesday, January 11
INTRO
Franz Kafka, “The Metamorphosis”*
Thursday, January 13
Etgar Keret, “Fatso”*
Samantha Hunt, “Beast”*
Julia Armfield, “Mantis” (1)
Tuesday, January 18
Steven Millhauser, “Cat’N’Mouse” (3)
Steven Millhauser, “The Disappearance of Elaine Coleman” (21)
Thursday, January 20
Steven Millhauser, “The Room in the Attic” (37)
Steven Millhauser, “Dangerous Laughter (75)
Tuesday, January 25
Carmen Maria Machado, “The Husband Stitch” (3)
Carmen Maria Machado, “Inventory” (33)
Thursday, January 27
Carmen Maria Machado, “Mothers” (45)
Yasunari Kawabata, “One Arm”*
Tuesday,February 1
Julia Armfield, “The Great Awake” (19)
Julia Armfield, “The Collectibles” (45)
Thursday, February 3
Julia Armfield, “Stop Your Women’s Ears With Wax” (81)
Julia Armfield, “Granite” (105)
Tuesday, February 8
Steven Millhauser, “History of A Disturbance” (95)
Steven Millhauser, “The Dome” (113)
Steven Millhauser, “In the Reign of Harad IV (123)
Thursday, February 10
Tuesday, February 15
Yoko Ogawa, The Memory Police
Thursday, February 17
Yoko Ogawa, The Memory Police
Tuesday, February 22
Class with Molly Bronstein
“The Goodman of Wastness”*
Sofia Samatar, “Selkie Stories Are For Losers”*
Thursday, February 24
Carmen Maria Machado, “Real Women Have Bodies” (125)
Carmen Maria Machado, “Eight Bites” (149)
Tuesday, March 1
Carmen Maria Machado, “The Resident” (169)
Carmen Maria Machado, “Difficult at Parties” (219)
Thursday, March 3
Julia Armfield, “Smack” (129)
Julia Armfield, “Cassandra After” (149)
Tuesday, March 8
SPRING BREAK
Thursday, March 10
SPRING BREAK
Tuesday, March 15
Julia Armfield, “Salt Slow” (169)
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings”*
STORIES DUE: Emma & Jenna
Thursday, March 17
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude
Workshop stories by Emma & Jenna
Primary critics: Zai for Emma, Jess for Jenna
STORIES DUE: Grace & Lillie
Tuesday, March 22
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude
Workshop stories by Grace & Lillie
Primary critics: Emma for Grace, Kristen for Lillie
STORIES DUE: Maddie & MJ
Thursday, March 24
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude
Workshop stories by Maddie & MJ
Primary critics: Lillie for Maddie, Grace for MJ
STORIES DUE: Ashanti & Elisabeth
Tuesday, March 29
Steven Millhauser, “The Other Town” (133)
Steven Millhauser, “The Tower” (145)
Steven Millhauser, “Here At the Historical Society” (161)
Workshop stories by Ashanti & Elisabeth
Primary critics: Maddie for Ashanti, MJ for Elisabeth
STORIES DUE: Angela & Rachel
Quiz
Thursday, March 31
Steven Millhauser, “A Change in Fashion” (171)
Steven Millhauser, “A Precursor of the Cinema” (179)
Workshop stories by Angela & Rachel
Primary critics: Ashanti for Angela, Elisabeth for Rachel
STORIES DUE: Zai, Kristen, & Jess
Tuesday, April 5
George Saunders, “The Semplica Girl Diaries”*
Workshop stories by Zai, Kristen, & Jess
Primary critics: Jenna for Zai, Angela for Kristen, Rachel for Jess
Thursday, April 7
All blog post revisions due.
Tuesday, April 12
Final story revision due.