Counterparts (short story) Counterparts (short story) "Counterparts" is a short story by James Joyce published in his 1914 collection "Dubliners". The story recounts an evening in the life of a man named Farrington, frequently referred to simply as "the man". Farrington’s difficulties begin at his clerical job when his boss -- whom he addresses as "Mr. Alleyne" -- berates him for not having finished an assignment. Instead of applying himself immediately to the task, the alcoholic Farrington slips out of the office for a quick "g.p." (glass of plain porter). When Alleyne yells at Farrington again, Farrington replies with an impertinent remark and
Jellyfish (short story collection) Jellyfish (short story collection) Jellyfish is a short story collection by Scottish author Janice Galloway, published by Freight Books in 2015. In the epigraph to Jellyfish, Galloway notes that she seeks to redefine David Lodge's idea that "Literature is mostly about having sex and not much about having children; life’s the other way around." Throughout the 14 stories in Jellyfish, Galloway connects the themes sex, love, and parenthood, as well as both mental and physical illnesses. Jellyfish was short-listed for the Saltire Society Literary Award in 2015 in literary fiction and long-listed for the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award.