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Blogging, Fiction, Short Story

The Rise of the Short Story – Trevor from Mookse & the Gripes

Welcome to The Rise of the Short Story:  a series dedicated to exploring the short story  and its current renaissance.  To that end – all during the month of February some of my favorite bloggers and podcasters will stop by to tell us why they love (or hate) short stories, why they think they’re back into vogue and to (of course!) recommend some of their … Continue reading The Rise of the Short Story – Trevor from Mookse & the Gripes

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Fiction, News, Short Story

Coming Soon – The Rise of the Short Story

Dostoevsky.  F. Scott Fitzgerald.  Italo Calvino. Borges. Joyce.  Salinger. Pynchon. Oates.  What do all these authors have in common?  Every one of them is a phenomenal short story writer.  There was a time during the early 20th century when young authors built their reputations on the pages of  periodicals like Harper’s, The Saturday Evening Post, and The New Yorker.  And then things got a little … Continue reading Coming Soon – The Rise of the Short Story

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