Publication: electric lit

  • M.A.S.H by Sarah Gerard

    A memoir piece about being sexually pursued and harassed as a teenager, by an employee of her father’s. She describes the toxic masculinity of the advertising agency in the late 90s so well you can almost smell the place. At times it reminded me of Jill Ciment’s Consent: Is it scandalous or naïve to say…

  • These Are the Fables

    This story about a woman finding out she’s pregnant and telling the would-be father goes places I would never have predicted. It’s the first I’ve read of hers but it won’t be the last. Recommended in this thread of gems by Aaron Burch.

  • A Cruise Ship for the Disappeared

    An insurance investigation into a disaster involving a cruise ship. I loved the subtle hints about the cause of the disaster

  • Mrs. Morrison Proofreads Her Obituary

    I laughed out loud at this, what a great first piece

  • The Great Silence

    “It’s no coincidence that “aspiration” means both hope and the act of breathing.” This is an older story, it’s included in his excellent collection Exhalations. It reminds me of Benjamin Labatut, weaving science and fiction together with an emphasis on soul.

  • House Hunters

    The Purge plus real estate. Unhinged in the best way.

  • Good Night, Sleep Tight

    About the lasting effects of a traumatic and puzzling childhood episode. I hadn’t read anything by Evenson before, but the atmosphere and use of repetition in that story is incredible. I’ll seek out more for sure.

  • The Blue Room

    The Blue Room is lit with a cerulean light. With the exception of a narrow, elevated walkway and a pillow for visitors to sit on, its walls, floor, and ceiling are covered in blue soundproofing foam. In the middle of the floor, halfway sunken into the foam, like something washed up on a beach, is a…

  • Trogloxene