May 2019 Issue [Story] The Unexpected Adjust Share by Joyce Carol Oates, “Thank you for the honor. I am very—honored.” You have been instructed to remove the clumsy bl Subscribe for $1.99 a month or log in to continue reading. Joyce Carol Oates, author most recently of the novel Hazards of Time Travel, is the 2019 recipient of the Jerusalem Prize for Literature. More from Joyce Carol Oates Detour Too early for spring, you couldn’t trust such blinding-white sunshine in mid-March. And the smell of damp earth thawing, reviving—too soon. Abigail was feeling light-headed. Unreal. A seismic sensation, as… Still Life From Night. Sleep. Death. The Stars., which will be published this month by Ecco. The novel tells thSubscribe for $1.99 a month or log in to continue reading. The Quiet Car Nowhere are we so exposed, so vulnerable, as on an elevated platform at a suburban train depot. In balmy weather, choosing to stand outside to await the 11:17 a.m. to… Adjust Share