Literary Roadhouse: One Short Story, Once a Week

Literary Roadhouse: One Short Story, Once a Week


Boar Taint - Bonnie Jo Campbell - Literary Roadhouse Ep 186

January 31, 2021

Discussion Notes: Boar Taint
This week’s story: Boar Taint by Bonnie Jo Campbell 
Next week’s story: The Smart House of Mrs. O by Lincoln Michel 
Rated: Explicit
Gerald, Andy and Anais debate “Boar Taint” by Bonnie Jo Campbell.  This story centers on the farmer’s wife, Jill, and her bet to save the farm with the dubious purchase of a cheap hog. Was it a good gamble?

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