The best of the The Best American Short Stories from 2022 were the ones where you wanted to know more. Gina Ochsner's rather bleak Soon the Light vividly brings to life a tough rural existence. Mbiu Dash by Okwiri Odour gives glimpses into the precarious life of a young poor Nigerian woman. Inevitably some stories reflect on Covid. Those did not convince as much. #bookstodon#KeefsReads @bookstodon