Mary Gaitskill, “Today I’m Yours”

She runs into Dani and it’s just like old times.

(from Best American Short Stories 2006)

Been a while between reading this and writing this entry. Sorry. I remember digging this story, but maybe not buying into it wholeheartedly. It’s a bit too Hollywood. Loved the pacing though. Things pick up toward the end, as it reaches its stride.

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