Eve Ettinger

Tag: short story

  • Swan Children: May Issue

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    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.…

  • “Women’s Work”

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    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,…

  • “Christmas at Mary’s” by Amy Mitchell

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    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

  • Short Stories: “A Song Without Words”

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    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…

  • Short Stories: an announcement and a giveaway

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    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…

  • Commonplace Links 10/26

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    Here’s your week’s list of reads. Discuss in the comments if something rubs you wrong or you’re curious about why I chose to feature a piece. Some politician named Mourdock made a statement that, out of context, was highly offensive to feminists/rape victims. Basically he believes that Babies = Gift From God, so he assumes…