Category Archives: Short Stories

New Year, New Books (Part 2)

Posted on January 3, 2013 by

Please pardon my really super fabulous photography skills. Thank goodness I don’t have a food blog. I actually have thought about sharing some recipes here from time to time, but every picture I take of food…well, something happens, and let’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, New Books, Nonfiction, Novels, Short Stories | 4 Comments

Paris Review: Dorothy Parker

Posted on May 22, 2010 by

Interviewer: How about the novel? Have you ever tried that form? Parker: I wish to God I could do one, but I haven’t got the nerve. Interviewer: And short stories? Are you still doing them? Parker: I’m trying now to … Continue reading →

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Paris Review: John Cheever

Posted on May 15, 2010 by

Interviewer: What comes first, the plot? Cheever: I don’t work with plots. I work with intuition, apprehension, dreams, concepts. Characters and events come simultaneously to me. Plot implies narrative and a lot of crap. It is a calculated attempt to … Continue reading →

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TSS: May is Short Story Month

Posted on May 9, 2010 by

Happy Mother’s Day to all you mothers out there. My own “child,” my cat Diva, is unfortunately under lockdown in our guest bathroom. She had to have radioactive iodine treatment for hyperthyroidism, which is common in older cats (she is … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Short Stories, Sunday Salon | 10 Comments

Paris Review: Alice Munro

Posted on May 8, 2010 by

May is Short Story Month, and Alice Munro, along with being one of my favorite writers, is an undisputed master of the short story form. If you have not read any of her work, I suggest you get your hands … Continue reading →

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Sunday Salon: Cheating

Posted on March 22, 2009 by

Lately my main squeeze is Gone with the Wind, but I admit it: I’ve been stepping out with Best American Short Stories 2008, edited by Salman Rushdie. In a sense I can’t really consider it cheating; after all, I’ve been … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Short Stories, Sunday Salon | 11 Comments

Reader’s Journal: Delicate Edible Birds

Posted on February 19, 2009 by

Several years ago, bookstore shelves suddenly seemed crammed full of story collections about twenty- and thirty-something mini-skirted women who were unable to love, unable to hold down a job, unable to commit, unable to lose weight, unable to find a … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review, Fiction, Reader's Journal, Short Stories | 1 Comment

Fifty-Two Stories

Posted on February 5, 2009 by

Harper Perennial has put up a site, Fifty-Two Stories, where they’re publishing short stories every Sunday for a year. They are publishing both original and previously published works from all kinds of authors. Something to read during the lunch hour!

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Andrew’s Book Club: February Picks

Posted on February 2, 2009 by

Andrew Scott has revealed his Andrew’s Book Club story collection choices for February. The mainstream publisher pick is Nothing Right by Antonya Nelson. I’m especially excited about this one, because she’s one of my favorites. I expect this will be … Continue reading →

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Support Short Story Collections

Posted on January 28, 2009 by

Wow, say that three times fast. Through Emerging Writers Network, I learned about the following “challenge” hosted by Andrew Scott at Andrew’s Book Club. I’m posting the rules directly from his site: “1) The first rule of Andrew’s Book Club … Continue reading →

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