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Last story was kind of depressing. After Trump's 'win', a man realizes that his student council win in high school was basically an example of that same sexism (brash male defeating non-conventionally attractive but smart and overqualified female). It moves him to apologize to her/seek her out, and she gives him an overdue dressing down that totally checks his privilege. YAS

3 stars

10th story is called "Do-Over"

Hmmm yet another good one. All the good stories appear to be in the back of this book, which is a mistake.

This story is about an OCD volunteer at a low income/women's shelter. She fixates on one of the other volunteers, suspicious that the woman in question is some kind of sociopath. But there's a twist.

4 stars

9th story is called "Volunteers Are Shining Stars"

Wow, yet another good one. This is about a woman who spite-watches this female evangelical farm-to-table social media influencer while quietly seething over her hypocrisy because they were lovers when they were kids. Then the influencer comes out as bisexual and everything shatters.

SO GOOD

4.5 stars

8th story is called "The Prairie Wife"

7th story is called "Off the Record."

...OH BOY

Interesting story about two married couples who meet at a resort. The wives knew each other in high school; one was the awkward loser, the other was the pretty, mean girl. Now the awkward loser is rich and successful, but the meeting brings all her old neuroticism about the hierarchy of the social strata back.

I think this is my favorite in the collection so far.

4.5 stars

6th story is called "A Regular Couple"

I liked that one a lot more than I thought I would, even though it's kind of about cheating. It's about two brothers, one married and one not. The married one is always venting about his wife and how much he wants to cheat on her. Little does he know that his single brother has struck up an email correspondence with his wife....

4 stars