Interview by David Frankel
For readers and writers of the short story, literary magazines are an ideal platform. They give new writers an opportunity to show...
Peter Jordan’s essay on ‘priming’ in this early Hemingway story sent me scurrying to the Finca Vigia collection. I’d read the story before, but not given it due...
Three years ago a poet friend, Jim Norcliffe, told me about the upcoming New Zealand National Flash Fiction Day. At that point I hadn’t read any flash fiction a...
Believe it or not, the inspiration for this article came whilst talking to my sister’s spoodle, Harley. I like talking to Harley because, like many dogs, now an...
Interview by Rupert Dastur
Hi Jon, thanks for speaking to us at TSS. Your short story collection, Veterans Crisis Hotline was published to critical acclaim, wi...
In 2008, I had to submit a 20,000-word dissertation of short stories for a creative writing course. The stories were written, and I had months remaining to do t...
Rental Hearts, Lion Lovers and Girlfriends in the Deep Freezer: Magical Realism and the Contemporary Short Story in the UK
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The last decade has seen a renais...
