By the next time she saw him she had discovered, without much effort and without his knowing, his last name, then his entire work history, previous places of residence, former wife’s occupation and location, children’s names. She had seen photos of friends of them all. She had learned about his …
Open Water
Deb Olin Unferth
She had already imagined it all, so much so that when she finally did see him, she felt unable to speak.
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?
Deb Olin Unferth
Deb Olin Unferth is the author of the story collection Minor Robberies, the novel Vacation and the memoir Revolution. Her work has been published in the New York Times, Harper’s, the Paris Review and Granta.
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