Published in the December, 1994, issue of The Atlantic Monthly and still available for free via the Internet Archive.
“Somebody Up There Likes Me” later appeared in the The O. Henry Prize Stories, 1996.
Published in the December, 1994, issue of The Atlantic Monthly and still available for free via the Internet Archive.
“Somebody Up There Likes Me” later appeared in the The O. Henry Prize Stories, 1996.
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This is my favorite short story ever. I was suffering through grad school (science) when it was published. It only took me another 10 years to bail from an academic career. This story has stuck with me like a best friend.
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Thank you, Catherine! And sorry for the delayed response. So glad you liked the story. I just re-read it and I still like it too!