In our afternoon reading: exploring Kristen Arnett’s new novel, when great books become great TV, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Shirley Hazzard’s Stories, Gabino Iglesias on Publishing, Mateo Askaripour Interviewed, and More
In our afternoon reading: thoughts on Shirley Hazzard’s short stories, an interview with Mateo Askaripour, and more.
Weekend Bites: Mark Doten Fiction, Great Horror Stories, Elle Nash Interviewed, and More
In our weekend reading: new fiction by Mark Doten, Chandra Steele, and David Leo Rice; a hundred great horror stories; and more.
Sunday Stories: “Thursday Night Special”
Thursday Night Special by Chandra Steele “If I was writing this story I would start at the red door,” he said from the top of the steps.
Sunday Stories: “Pushed”
Pushed by Chandra Steele You check for the train. You lean slightly over the edge but only just a bit. Enough to brace yourself. Because it’s not only being pushed, you figure. There are the elderly women, blank-eyed to anything around them, three bags deep on either side—at least two of them capacious and plaid and plastic—fanned out like low-lying wings that could buffet you off the platform. There are the private dancers and singers, old-school headphones cupped over their […]