Erdrich, Louise, “The Blue Jay’s Dance: A Birth Year” (Harper Collins 1995)

Every birth is profoundly original and yet plotted a billion times, too many times. We move into the narrative with …

Erdrich, Louise, “The Blue Jay’s Dance: A Birth Year” (Harper Collins 1995)

Obrecht, Téa, “The Tiger’s Wife” (Random House 2011)

My mother always says that fear and pain are immediate, and that, when they’re gone, we’re left with the concept, …