Tonight we had the third session of our course on short stories being offered by Swarthmore College. The two authors featured tonight were James Baldwin and Lucia Berlin. The stories were “Sonny’s Blues” by Baldwin and “Toda Luna, Todo Ano” by Berlin. All the sessions have been good, but I think maybe this one was the best so far. Baldwin’s story is particularly powerful. If you’ve never read it, you should. The two stories could hardly be more dissimilar, but they both dealt with suffering and healing. “Sonny’s Blues” was first published almost 70 years ago, but still resonates today.
James Baldwin
Lucia Berlin
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