Dane believes that he has one memory of Violet – his mother’s sister – from a time before his mother died. He remembers very little from that far back. He hardly remembers his mother. He has one picture of his mother standing in front of the mirror at the kitchen sink, tucking her red hair und…
A Queer Streak (Part Two): Possession
Alice Munro
'He thinks he remembers Violet coming for supper, as she sometimes did, bringing with her a pudding which she set outside in the snow, to keep it cool.'
40 years of Granta

The Silkworms
Nothing to see here!

Peace Shall Destroy Many
What made him do what he did? Could it have all been for an ice cream bar, really? Will any of us ever know?

Blue Sky Days
What made him do what he did? Could it have all been for an ice cream bar, really? Will any of us ever know?

Vladimir in Love
What made him do what he did? Could it have all been for an ice cream bar, really? Will any of us ever know?

The Transition
What made him do what he did? Could it have all been for an ice cream bar, really? Will any of us ever know? What made him do what he did? Could it have all been for an ice cream bar, really? Will any of us ever know?
Alice Munro
Alice Munro is the author of Dear Life: Stories. Her recent collections include The View from Castle Rock and Too Much Happiness. In 2009, she was awarded the Man Booker International Prize. In 2013, she was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
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