Reading the Short Story

Thoughts on reading and studying the short story by a guy who's read and written about a lot of short stories.

Showing posts with label Denis Johnson. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Denis Johnson. Show all posts

Sunday, January 31, 2016

Denis Johnson, Colum McCann, and Elizabeth McCracken: My Favorite Stories in 2015 BASS

I am reading the 2015 edition of The O. Henry Prize Stories , which has been edited by Laura Furman since 2003. I don't always agree...

Friday, February 17, 2012

Novella, Short Novel, Long Story: Four Contemporary Examples

You can bet that whenever a critic reviews a new collection of short stories that includes a long story, or what the reviewer sometimes te...

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Denis Johnson's "Train Dreams" and the Importance of Genre

Denis Johnson’s Train Dreams , published in a whopping 128-page hardcover (with lots of white space) by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux two mon...

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Denis Johnson's "Emergency": Puzzle the Prof Contest--Short Story Month 2011

During the first two weeks of Short Story Month, I have received several contributions to my whimsical Collection Giveaway contest “Puzzle t...

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