![]() Ma ( Severance) opens with an interlinked pair of tales: “Los Angeles,” in which a woman lives with her husband, children, and 100 ex-boyfriends, including violent Adam, who resurfaces as a serial partner abuser in “Oranges.” A childhood friendship on the verge of severing in adulthood turns literally toxic with a drug called “G.” A troubled married couple travels to the husband’s birth country seeking renewal in “Returning.” In “Office Hours,” a professor and his student share the same office – many years apart – which houses a mysterious portal. But the bliss for fortunate audiences is to discover these gems gathered in a brilliant montage that begins with a story about Adam and concludes with one about Eve. ![]() “They can just read them for free somewhere else?” a skeptical mother remarks to her about-to-be-published daughter over lunch in “Peking Duck,” arguably the collection’s standout story. Six of the eight stories in Ling Ma’s debut short story collection, Bliss Montage, have already appeared in the usual prestigious publications (the New Yorker, Granta, the Atlantic). ![]()
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