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.

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Junot Diaz, Michael Byers, Charles Baxter, Joan Wickersham--Best American Short Stories 2013

I love a good love story. I don’t mean those faux romantic fictional fluffs that you often see at the movies or on television. I me...

Saturday, November 9, 2013

David Means, Lorrie Moore, Bret Anthony Johnston: Best American Short Stories 2013

I am currently reading the 2013 Best American Short Stories, selected by general editor Heidi Pitlor and guest editor Elizabeth Strout...

Thursday, October 31, 2013

Happy Halloween, 2013--Walter de la Mare's "Creatures" and "The Riddle"

Happy Halloween, everyone. I am working on a critical history of the British short story and thought in honor of Halloween this year, ...

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Stinging Fly Press--Mary Costello's The China Factory and Colin Barrett's Young Skins

I admire the small journals and small presses in England, Ireland, Canada, and America that treasure the short story and keep it alive pub...

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