Tapestry | Michael Chabon
Michael Chabon
Switzerland Today
In the summer of 1974 my parents sent me to live with my grandparents.
Citizen Conn
Short story about what drove two best friends and collaborators—creators of cult comic books—apart.
Along the Front Page
Short story about a man taking his four-year-old son to buy pumpkins while his wife is recovering from a recent miscarriage. The father begins by
The God of Dark Laughter
Short story about a murder investigation into the killing and mutilation of what appears to be a clown.
The Hofzinzer Club
Michael Chabon’s short story about a young boy who yearns to be an escape artist like Houdini and join the Hofzinser Club, an association for magicians.
That Was Me
Grace and Jake are sitting on a Friday night in the Patch, a tavern in Grubb Island, Washington. They are strangers here;
House Hunting
Daniel Diamond and his wife Christy Kite knew that the house was all wrong for them.
Werewolves in their Youth
Paul Kovel had known his friend Timothy Stokes to pretend to be many things. He had been a bulldozer and a samurai, but today he was a werewolf.
The Lost World
Nathan Shapiro, 16, lives in Huxley with his mother and stepfather, with whom he doesn't get along.
Mrs.Box
Eddie Zwang, a bankrupt optometrist headed for Mexico from Washington state in a Volvo filled with stolen optical equipment, decided to stop in Portland
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