August 2011
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Story of the Day: "Everyone Wants to Live There,"... →
Fiction Month comes to a close with a brilliant story from Sarah Malone. It’s already received rave reviews from readers worldwide, and I know you’ll love it, too. A definite fwriction : review classic, I hope you enjoy this story and share it with lovers of distinctive fiction writing. And, thank you all for making Fiction Month such a success!
from “Everyone Wants to...
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“For life is not just a search for tennis courts; it is also a search for someone...”
– Geoff Dyer, “Cruising the Open Courts”
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“Met with blank stares, he says, ‘It’s funny because, as I’m sure you know,...”
– Jen Violi, “Salvation”
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“‘Whatever it is—I’m yours,’ he said.”
– Simon Van Booy, Everything Beautiful Began After
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Story of the Day: "Salvation" by Jen Violi →
Fiction Month rolls on at fwriction : review, and Jen Violi brings readers a little “Salvation.” Her short story, with its precise language and distinctive tone, present readers with a singular reading experience. Also, on an unrelated note: Jen Violi is a delightful person and a wonderfully unique writer.
After you read “Salvation,” check out Violi’s novel,...
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“Wallace, too, strived to make ethical arguments while soothing and flattering...”
– Maud Newton, “‘Really Pretty Much the Only One That, Um, You Know, Got It’”
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The new issue of fwriction : review is live and... →
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Story of the Day: "Types of Circus," by Jen Knox →
Jen Knox is a short story writer for the ages, to be sure. Her collection, To Begin Again, was recently awarded the 2011 Next Generation Indie Book Award for Short Stories and contains some damn fine writing. I felt honored to have a story of hers cross my desk at fwriction : review.
“Types of Circus” is a one of those short stories which manages to translate an entire life in...
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“There is no answer. It’s okay. But even if it wasn’t okay, what am I...”
– Raymond Carver, “Cathedral”
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Weekend Reading: Linked Stories of DG
As I’ve mentioned before, most of the stories in my almost-complete-my-god-will-it-ever-get-finished short story collection are linked, some by characters, others simply by place or chance. Here are four (more, perhaps, will come in future weeks, depending on interest), which have been dubbed The Ben Stories. Several of these characters will also be carried over into my novel.
Thanks for...
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Fiction Month continues at fwriction : review! The... →
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“In youth it feels one’s concerns are everyone’s. Later on it is...”
– James Salter, Burning the Days
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“The heat ticked on, filling up the silences in the room.”
– Myfanwy Collins, “The Whole Deal”
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Story of the Day: "The Whole Deal," by Myfanwy... →
August is Fiction Month at fwriction : review, and we’ve kicked it off with a short story from the wonderfully-talented Myfanwy Collins.
I first encountered Collins’s work when she won this year’s Flatmancrooked Fiction Prize (for “Look Up, Look Up,” which can be found in Mixer’s first anthology), and later she was featured in fwriction’s Story of...
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Fiction Month has arrived at fwriction : review!... →
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