Mavis Gallant’s “One Aspect of a Rainy Day” (1962)

2018-01-02T13:12:25-05:00

What aspect of any single day makes for a good story? A rainy day or otherwise?  "Foreign papers exaggerate; Stefan’s mother sent him such anxious letters from Berlin! He would write tonight and tell her not to worry. Nothing was as serious as it seemed from the outside. Moreover, his