"He was the kind of father they had back then, and maybe I was the kind we had now": a story by Matthew Klam in next week's New Yorker.

This week's story is "Hi Daddy" by Matthew Klam. newyorker.com/magazine/2024/…

New Klam!!!! newyorker.com/magazine/2024/…

Fiction in New Yorker Fiction The New Yorker about fatherhood, goodbyes, and wild horses. (Spoiler alert: the horse gets away.) Tried my best to make sense of these big transitions and I wonder whether anyone else had a moment like this , and I hope not but maybe it’s unavoidable?!

“I wonder what my narrator would have done if he’d lived in a time when it was the trend to beat your daughter with a stick or trade her for a goat,” Matthew Klam said, discussing his short story “Hi Daddy.” nyer.cm/HVx1cJS

Will never forgive Matthew Klam for completely destroying me on my evening walk. Listened to him reading this story on the New Yorker Fiction podcast and had to sit down on a log to sob

On this week's episode of the Writer's Voice podcast, Matthew Klam reads his story "Hi Daddy," from the October 14, 2024, issue of the magazine. newyorker.com/podcast/the-wr…

This short story by Matthew Klam caught me by surprise and held me until the gut punch of an end. A story about transitions, grief, and letting go of the people you love. newyorker.com/magazine/2024/…

"I came to understand that the narrator wants to fix things, and feels helpless at not being able to do so. . . . Time is moving on and he can’t stop it, and not being able to registers, to him, as a personal failure": Matthew Klam on this week's story. newyorker.com/books/this-wee…

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Another stunner Matthew Klam📖🖊️✨”Hi, Daddy” #fiction #quotes “‘O.K., pal,’ and lifted her backpack. ‘Thanks for the nice ride. I love you and I’ll see you later.’” “What was I doing? I wasn’t here for myself. I wasn’t here as myself. I was here for her, and she wasn’t here.”

New Yorker Fiction Matthew Klam A timely and poignant reflection on being “sandwiched” between generations—the pains of letting go and holding on, the crushing pressure of memory and nostalgia, and the existential wonderment of “how did I get here?” Brilliant, funny, and relatable to many. 📖🖊️#shortstories🌿✨

Read the full short story, “Hi Daddy,” by Matthew Klam: newyorkermag.visitlink.me/dSU-5r

Your guide to the best culture to listen to, watch and read this weekend. Featuring: - @wesley_morris on the Wonder of Stevie - beabadoobee's new album on Song Exploder - Matthew Klam's short story "Hi Daddy" share.harkaudio.com/WPN2eNrhLocr1u…

“I liked to pretend I’d had parents only casually, and didn’t want to be reminded of how hard I’d clung to them for so long. I was a terrible son.” New Fiction by Matthew Klam. nyer.cm/tCAeH2f

So excited to be in conversation with the incredible Sarah Vowell Reston Community Center 8pm 10/23 restoncommunitycenter.com/event/sarah-vo…

A lovely short story from Matthew Klam: newyorker.com/magazine/2024/…

This recent short story by Matthew Klam is one of the best depictions I have ever seen of the Gen X sandwich generation. Nails it. newyorker.com/magazine/2024/…

Dream State has already been optioned by a major studio -"A masterpiece," Pulitzer Prize winner Adam Johnson, starred review in Kirkus, "Deeply moving" - Boston Globe. I'll be in conversation with Eric this Thursday at East City Bookshop. It's also online. East City Bookshop

I had a great conversation with the brilliant Eric Puchner about his new novel and Oprah book pick DREAM STATE ... youtube.com/watch?v=fTVAx8… Penguin Random House 🐧🏠📚 East City Bookshop