I was told by Ray Bradbury that you shouldn't read short stories in The New Yorker because they're slice of life, don't say anything, and don't have any metaphor. He said this in back in 2001 at a lecture he was giving at Point Nazarene University. What are some good examples of this?​​
He also listed off a lot of examples of authors that you should read, many of which were published in The New Yorker too, like John Cheever for example.
Also, what are recommendations of slice of life short stories outside of The New Yorker that you would recommend?
And also, by slice of life, what generally tends to be in slice of life stories for The New Yorker, because depending on the magazine, slice of life is written very differently.
What are all of your overall viewpoints towards slice of life short stories?
by Electrical-Ad1229
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It’s probably going to be hard for other people to guess what Ray Bradbury was referring to in his remarks from a quarter-century ago. My sense is that you could just take it as a data point that RB was not keen on New Yorker fiction in 2001.