Missoula After Too Many Girlfriends

About this episode

A short story reflecting on the changes in Missoula and a personal narrative involving a character named Helen.

A short story, originally published in the literary journal "Across The Margin." "...All the while, Missoula grew. Espresso bars, restaurants, music venues, and the pressing of strangers that follows consumption. Once, this place was the West, unknown and perfect. Now, there are miles of box stores on the town’s edge and daily flights to big cities. Once, there was Helen, who went to the river to kill herself, and then chose me to save her...." Visit MontanaVoice.com for more informati...

People in this episode

Host: Steve Saroff

Topics covered

• short story
• Missoula
• mental health
• relationships
• urban development

Keywords

• Missoula
• short story
• Helen
• urban growth
• literary journal

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Across The Margin

Places: Missoula