A winner of the Pushcart Prize, an O. Henry Award, and the Plimpton Discovery Prize, Ottessa Moshfegh enjoys a well-deserved reputation as a master of the short form. Originally published in the Paris Review, "Bettering Myself" presents an unvarnished portrait of a woman in transition. Struggling through her days, a teacher at a Catholic school mixes an imperfect understanding of her subject matter with a diet too rich in booze-as well as a penchant for sharing intimate details of her life with her young charges. Speeding toward she knows not what, the narrator of Moshfegh's biting tale must confront her ex-husband and the terrible uncertainty of an uncharted future.