Gentle reader, I wrote you a story. *** It is two o’clock in the afternoon. The mailman revs his engine and moves on to the next house. The neighbor’s dog finally stops barking and the sunlight leaves shadows under the trees in the front yard. A woman sits on the thick pine boards of her kitchen table.…
It’s day 7 of short story week, and I think you’re in for a treat. I had to coax this out of Rachel, but I’m so glad she agreed to let me share it with you. Rachel Leon is fond of feminism, fairy tales, cheese fries, and drinking alone. Follow her @other_echoes. On the…
We’ve hit day 6! Which story is your favorite so far? This one got pushed back to the end of the week because the author classically dissatisfied with it initially. But I think it’s found it’s sweet spot and you’ll be sure to enjoy his retelling of this myth. Connor Park is a barista by trade,…
Amy Mitchell is a stay-at-home-mom blogging at Unchained Faith. Her passions are faith, social justice, and creativity, all of which she fuels with caffeine and sarcasm. You can read her short stories at Amore con Formaggio. Christmas at Mary’s
Abby Farson Pratt is a copy editor, calligrapher, and dog blogger who lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, with her husband and neurotic German shepherd. She blogs at Little Stories and Doggerel. Top Economist (Abby Farson Pratt)
While I was classmates with Ashley in college and enjoyed her feminist sass in class discussions, we never got to know each other very well. I always looked forward to her submissions to the school’s literary magazine I worked on — her pieces were well-written and punchy. I knew she kept writing after graduation, so…
I was delighted to get this submission from my best friend’s husband. I didn’t realize Michael was a fiction writer, and I’m pleased to tell you that he’s doing just fine for himself in this department. I hope you enjoy this piece of his. – H Hold Me (by J. Michael Chadwick)
Stories get me excited. Especially ones that are true, honest, cutting to the quick of an emotion, a moment. This is why short stories are my favorite — there’s not enough space for a saga, just enough to cast for the reader quick character studies and a moment or two that let the reader in…
I love reading. When I was in third grade, my mom had me make a list of all the books I’d read in the last year. Once we got through the library loan records and my Sonlight reading list, I discovered that I’d read between two and three hundred books that year. When I was…