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Dan Cafaro: Short Stories Should Be Nothing Less Than Hair-Raising

by Dan Cafaro | May 31, 2012 | Of Literary Interest, Writing

You don’t need an English degree, nor a deep understanding of the global literary canon, to have had your mind blown at least one time by a meticulously told short story. To become part of our collective conscience, a story must first eradicate preconceived...

John Oliver Hodges: Short Stories Are Arts and Crafts Sculptures

by John Oliver Hodges | May 29, 2012 | Of Literary Interest, Writing

Short stories are essential to any meaningful way of life; without them we are doomed—so I hope you tell and receive stories at the office, on the job site, with strangers by the pool or on the subway. The stories you tell out loud are likely anecdotal and voicey and...

Michael Wayne Hampton: We Share the High Points of Our Lives in Our Stories

by Michael Wayne Hampton | May 24, 2012 | Of Literary Interest, Writing

My friend Christina told me a great story yesterday. She’s had the same gynecologist since she was in high school. He’s an absent-minded old man with the demeanor of a country doctor. Each year she goes in, gets in the stirrups, and talks about school while her...

Matt Mullins: On Edgar Allan Poe and the Short Story

by Matt Mullins | May 23, 2012 | Of Literary Interest, Writing

There would be no National Short Story Month without Edgar Allan Poe, the man at the fountainhead of genre.  In his criticism and his stories themselves, Poe essentially defined what the short story should do: become a bomb in the reader’s hand that explodes with...

Susan Rukeyser: Short Stories Are a Digestible Meal

by Susan Rukeyser | May 22, 2012 | Of Literary Interest, Writing

The short story is a sit-down dinner. It opens with an amuse-bouche to stimulate the salivary glands. Then comes a parade of flavors and textures, each adding a layer of understanding: the bitter crunch of melancholy, velvety arousal, tough and chewy survival, sharp...
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