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...
In the Penguin compilation volume, The Short Novels of John Steinbeck (2009 ), the six novels chosen – the word novelette is used to describe one of them– half ...
It could be that one of the greatest obstacles to overcome when reading Kipling’s short stories for the first time is what you have already read about the autho...
How To Write Winning Flash Fiction
What makes winning flash fiction? There’s no single answer – and nor should there be – but I’ve been wondering about it ev...
This essay is the sixth and final in this series by Sophie Van Llewyn. Read Part I and her other essays on the that explore time in Flash Fiction and unusual st...
This essay is the fifth in this series by Sophie Van Llewyn. Read her other essays on the that explore time in Flash Fiction and unusual structures.
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A number of years ago I began some academic research into Ernest Hemingway. I thought the best place to look for Hemingway’s experimental use of techn...
I first read Carver when I was in my early twenties. Back then I was drinking unsuccessfully, reading during bouts of sobriety. Short stories suited me because ...
