TWO short stories by Nobel Prize winner Alice Munro: "The Office" (from Dance of the Happy Shades) and "Dolly" (from Dear Life)

The writer in "The Office" is convinced that an office of one's own is what she needs to be a real writer--but her landlord keeps oozing into her life with his increasing malevolence; in "Dolly", our protagonist is confident that she and her husband have the enduring love of late life--until Franklin's old flame, Gwen, pops up. From Munro's first short story collection to her most recent, these two stories showcase the irony, humor, and surprise found in Munro's heroines.