Title of Work and its Form: “Beautiful Monsters,” short story Author: Eric Puchner Date of Work: 2011 Where the Work Can Be Found: The story first appeared in Issue 50 of Tin House. The story subsequently appeared in the 2012 editions Best American Short Stories and Best American Nonrequired Reading. Bonuses: Here is what Karen Carlson … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: Twilight, novel Author: Stephenie Meyer Date of Work: 2005 Where the Work Can Be Found: You can find the book just about anywhere. Element of Craft We’re Stealing: Sentence-Level Issues Discussion: Full disclosure: I am not in the target demographic for Twilight and the story and writing don’t particularly do … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: Emily, Alone, novel Author: Stewart O’Nan (on Twitter @stewartonan) Date of Work: 2011 Where the Work Can Be Found: The book can be purchased at all fine bookstores. Why not give some business to a local retailer, such as Oswego, NY’s The River’s End Bookstore? You can also buy the … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “Niernsee’s Tower,” short story Author: Will Allison Date of Work: 2004 Where the Work Can Be Found: The story was originally published in the Spring 2004 issue of the Kenyon Review. Feel free to buy a back issue from those good people. The kind folks at EBSCO offer the Kenyon Review archive … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “M&M World,” short story Author: Kate Walbert Date of Work: 2011 Where the Work Can Be Found: The story was originally published in the May 30, 2011 issue of The New Yorker. As of this writing, you can find the story on their web site. The story was selected for … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: Why People Believe Weird Things, nonfiction Author: Michael Shermer (on Twitter @michaelshermer) Date of Work: Originally published in 1997. A revised and expanded edition was published in 2002. Where the Work Can Be Found: You can purchase the book at fine bookstores everywhere! I’m guessing that Dr. Shermer would … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “My Brother in Christ,” short story Author: Mary Miller (on Twitter @MaryUMiller) Date of Work: 2009 Where the Work Can Be Found: The story made its debut with the title “Go Fish” in the online extension of the AWESOME journal Barrelhouse. As of this writing, the story is no … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “How to Be a Man,” flash fiction Author: John Wray (on Twitter @John_Wray) Date of Work: 2013 Where the Work Can Be Found: The story was published in the June/July issue of Esquire Magazine in their compilation of fiction created around the titular theme. The “How to Be a … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: The Language of Baklava, creative nonfiction Author: Diana Abu-Jaber (on Twitter @dabujaber) Date of Work: 2005 Where the Work Can Be Found: The book was released in hardcover and paperback. You can purchase it online or at your favorite local bookstore. If you live in Oswego, New York, consider … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “The Children’s Book Writer,” flash fiction Author: Jacob Wren (on Twitter @EverySongIveEve) Date of Work: 2013 Where the Work Can Be Found: The story was first published by NANO Fiction, a print and digital journal that has long championed the joys and challenges of flash fiction. (Founder Kirby Johnson … Continue reading »