The reading pace has picked up! Self finished Olga Zilberbourg’s short story collection in four days. The stories in Like Water and Other Stories were absolutely fascinating:…… Read more “The Dance of Deidameia and Her Women”
Category: short story collections
#amreading a Short Story: “One’s Share,” by Olga Zilberbourg
One has a child with one’s partner, a shared child, only to learn that the relationship with one’s child is individual, solely one’s own. The partner’s relationship…… Read more “#amreading a Short Story: “One’s Share,” by Olga Zilberbourg”
#amreading a Short Story: “Rubicon” by Olga Zilberbourg
The spring came on hard and much too early this year, which must be why the dimensions of reality shifted. It was a January afternoon in San…… Read more “#amreading a Short Story: “Rubicon” by Olga Zilberbourg”
Six Word Saturday: Discovering Small Presses and Literary Magazines
The annual AWP Conference was held in Philadelphia this year. Self spent two days browsing the AWP Bookfair: she uncovered a whole treasure trove of quirky literary…… Read more “Six Word Saturday: Discovering Small Presses and Literary Magazines”
What It Was Like in Berlin, 1932
New book, started just today. It’s by a woman named Rebecca Donner, and the subject is her great-grandaunt, Mildred Harnack, who was married to a German, Arvid,…… Read more “What It Was Like in Berlin, 1932”
Ghosts in the Mines
Superior’s retired miners talk about “tommyknockers,” phantoms they encountered in the mine. Sometimes it was just a sensation — something you felt on your body, or a…… Read more “Ghosts in the Mines”
Short Story of the Day: “Crocodile Teeth” by Donna Lee Miele
Nine more days till the Redwood City Library online reading for ms. aligned volume 3! (Thursday, Feb. 25, 5:30 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. PST) Much thanks to…… Read more “Short Story of the Day: “Crocodile Teeth” by Donna Lee Miele”
Editor’s Note, ms. aligned 3
There’s still almost an hour before the game begins, so self can squeeze in a few more things. Self’s quote of the day is from Rebecca Thomas,…… Read more “Editor’s Note, ms. aligned 3”
Angela Nishimoto’s “Sex Education: A Tragicomedy, Part II” in ms aligned 3, edited by Rebecca Thomas
ms aligned 3 is a collaboration between El Léon Literary Arts (Berkeley, CA) and Manoa Books, Hawai’i. More information can be found here. Upcoming Online Event: Redwood…… Read more “Angela Nishimoto’s “Sex Education: A Tragicomedy, Part II” in ms aligned 3, edited by Rebecca Thomas”
Grace Loh Prasad’s “Teddy” in Ms Aligned 3
My whole life I’ve been a model of responsibility and good sense, and you know what? It’s not a recipe for joy. I follow the rules. I…… Read more “Grace Loh Prasad’s “Teddy” in Ms Aligned 3″
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