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National free short story

Christine Pope shares a little Christmas magic

In Mistletoe Magic, a Christmas-themed short by romance author Christine Pope, Christmas retail duty is getting to Celia. She hates working...
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Thanksgiving Turkey Wishbone Broken

Thanksgiving with my parents and siblings was something special, something interesting always happened on thanksgiving. I come out of a family of...
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Infection

InfectionbyMarten Hoyle From the cellars of the Chatfield Historic Museum in the so-called “London District” of Helm, Washington, the...
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Songbird takes a chance in P.L. Parker short

Songbird, a short story by romance author P.L. Parker, published by the Cactus Rose Line of The Wild Rose Press, tells the story of Delilah, who,...
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Free short story: "Gomez Palacio" by Roberto Bolano

It's no surprise that when the National Book Critics Circle Award winners were announced, the late Chilean author Roberto Bolano's novel 2666 took...
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With a new bio, John Cheever still makes news from beyond the grave

I've been in a John Cheever mindset lately, and I guess that means I'm inclined to act a bit wasp-ish and proper in an effort to cover up certain...
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Free short story of the week: "Sweeping Past" by Yiyun Li

This week's short story pick is "Sweeping Past," by Oakland resident Yiyun Li, whose critically acclaimed novel, The Vagrants, was...
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Writer behind the JT Leroy hoax writes again!

San Francisco's own Laura Albert, aka the writer behind the JT Leroy hoax, has emerged on the publishing scene once again. This time, she's writing...
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Wed lit event: Daniyal Mueenuddin reading at City Lights

I've said it before and I'll say it again: It's nothing short of a miracle when a short story collection gets published. Why? Because in the book...
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