‘Give her her eyes and her mouth, since her heart is an accurate witness.’ If you were to equate short stories with meals, “Accurate Witness” (7,000 words), by Nell Freudenberger in The Sewanee Review, offers a healthy alternative to the sugary rush that comes with big, emotional, barn burning story climaxes. Let me make a case here for this more muted, nutrient-rich dish. “Accurate Witness” delivers what literary fiction is purported to provide. And to make sure we’re on the