Mary Gaitskill
For those who care about such things, the latest Zoetrope All-Story has an exquisite story by Mary Gaitskill. It’s called “The Bridge”. The opening is classic Gaitskill: “In St. Petersburg, Russia, I got hit in the head with a bridge.” I read through it once. Then turned around and read it again. This was partly because I absolutely love her and partly because I drank three cups of coffee after dinner last night. This latest story should tide me over until this fall when her next book comes out.