Short Fiction Review 2/2

Pinckney Benedict’s Miracle Boy

I first read a Pinckney Benedict story before I realized who Pinckney was, and before I realized I would be studying in a program where...

Random Musings, Because…

…because I haven’t written any reviews or critiques of the stuff I’ve been reading… So, in the meantime, let me ruminate about a couple...

The Execution Trick, by Laura C.J. Owen

This story kicks off American Short Fiction’s winter 2009 issue with a bang. Or a thwack. Or…some other word that deftly uses...

Monkeys of the Sea, Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig in Glimmer Train

One of the original goals of starting this new blog was to read and review (and thereby, promote) short fiction appearing in American...

You Were Perfectly Fine, by Dorothy Parker

[su_note](Editor’s Note: You can find even more posts about Dorothy Parker’s story, You Were Perfectly Fine, by checking out the Dorothy...

Raymond Carver’s, Where I’m Calling From

Where I’m Calling From, originally appeared in The New Yorker and was later included in two of author Raymond Carver’s short story...

Everything That Rises Must Converge

If you’ve read an American Fiction anthology printed in the last thirty years or so, you’ve likely read one of two stories by Flannery...