In Alan Bern's short fiction "Meira and the Iron Stove," the past and present intertwine as Meira reveals her deep-seated aversion to stoves, a phobia rooted in a traumatic summer in Assisi during World War II. Her confession to Fredo, mixed with her discomfort with the English word for stove, unveils layers of personal history and pain intertwined with her everyday life.
Meira and the Iron Stove
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