![]() ![]() He meets a gamut of aspiring writers who seem to lack in equal measures self-awareness and talent. In ‘WritOr’, a small-time writer takes on a job as writer-in-residence at an inconsequential college. ![]() I love the way his self-consciousness is brought to light through little details like the man placing his coat on the homeless man, then wanting to take it back when he himself feels ill, but does not dare to do so for fear that passersby would think he is stealing from the homeless. In ‘good deed’, a man accidentally notices a homeless man lying injured on the street, stops to check on him, and is unable to bring himself to walk away even though his logical mind regrets his stopping. When she repeatedly runs into the same man, she finds it harder and harder to clear up the misunderstanding, and ends up having to enter into a charade about her condition. In that fleeting moment, the woman thinks it is not necessary to correct the perception of someone whom she’s not likely to meet again. Filled with self-deprecating humour, the stories poke innocent fun at the cute and loveable characters who find themselves in helpless circumstances and awkwardly fumble to cope with or escape their predicaments.įor example, in ‘expecting’, a stranger misheard that a woman is pregnant. This book is made up of short stories about ordinary people caught in unexpected situations and how they react to them. ![]()
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