But Munro's stories spurn the idea of the short form as a fleeting glimpse of disposable characters' lives, a casually sophisticated backheel from the writer propelling them into a tidy ending.
Yes, some people even choose to live in teeny-tiny studio apartments so they can spend their disposable income living in public, hanging out at coffee shops and bars, where their chances of meeting a kindrid spirit are higher.
More deaths during follow-up were observed among women who were older, had shorter education, had lower disposable income, lived without partner, had advanced cancer stage, had comorbid conditions, were smokers, were underweight, had oncological treatment or were categorised as 'unknown' for any indicator (Table 1).
Racism renders them invisible, their lives disposable.
We have become complacent and we've allowed our policymakers to enact laws and policies that make Black and Brown lives disposable.
It's just that there aren't that many people with disposable income who live in Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
While the academe has become increasingly reliant upon temporary and disposable adjuncts, who live in constant fear of poverty, the administrative classes within those institutions have steadily grown.
If you've ever wondered about the eye-watering price tag of haute couture (and who hasn't), or lamented the disposable world we live in then I wholeheartedly recommend Haute Couture Ateliers: The Artisans of Fashion to restore your faith in human endeavour.
In retirement most of us hope to have the house paid off, our debts covered, and enough disposable income to live it up at least a bit.
"The applause for this approach shows just how disposable we consider the lives of gay men," he wrote.
