Title of Work and its Form: “The Other Place,” short story Author: Mary Gaitskill Date of Work: 2011 Where the Work Can Be Found: The story made its debut in the February 7, 2011 issue of The New Yorker. Tom Perrotta and Heidi Pitlor subsequently chose the story for Best American Short Stories 2012. You … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “The Last Speaker of the Language,” short story Author: Carol Anshaw (on Twitter @carolanshaw) Date of Work: 2011 Where the Work Can Be Found: The story made its debut in Fall 2011’s Issue 10 of the New Ohio Review. The folks at the fine journal have made the story … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “Pilgrim Life,” short story Author: Taylor Antrim (on Twitter @taylorantrim) Date of Work: 2011 Where the Work Can Be Found: The story was first presented to the world in the Fall 2011 issue of American Short Fiction, a journal with a storied past and a very bright future. The … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “Alive,” short story Author: Sharon Solwitz Date of Work: 2011 Where the Work Can Be Found: The story appears in the Spring 2011 issue of the Fifth Wednesday Journal. Heidi Pitlor and Tom Perrotta subsequently chose to include the story in Best American Short Stories 2012. Bonuses: Here is a 1997 Chicago … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “Honeydew,” short story Author: Edith Pearlman Date of Work: 2011 Where the Work Can Be Found: The story was published in the September/October 2011 issue of Orion Magazine. Bonuses: Here‘s a nice profile of Ms. Pearlman from Hadassah Magazine. Ooh, and here‘s an interview Ms. Pearlman did with The Millions. … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “North Country,” short story Author: Roxane Gay (On Twitter: @rgay) Date of Work: 2011 Where the Work Can Be Found: The story was first published in Issue 12 of Hobart, one of the best lit mags out there. (Their web site is as awesome as their journal, too.) Tom … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “What’s Important Is Feeling,” short story Author: Adam Wilson (on Twitter: @bubblesdepot) Date of Work: 2011 Where the Work Can Be Found: The story made its debut in the Winter 2011 issue of The Paris Review. (Yes, THE The Paris Review.) The story was subsequently chosen by Tom Perrotta for … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “Occupational Hazard,” short story Author: Angela Pneuman Date of Work: 2011 Where the Work Can Be Found: The story made its premiere in the Spring 2011 issue of Ploughshares as the winner of the Alice Hoffman Prize for Fiction. (Ploughshares, by the way, is one of the best journals … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “Navigators,” short story Author: Mike Meginnis Date of Work: 2011 Where the Work Can Be Found: The story originally appeared in Issue 12 of Hobart, a stellar literary journal. It was subsequently chosen for the 2012 edition of The Best American Short Stories. Element of Craft We’re Stealing: Endings … Continue reading »
The Talented Thief: Nathan Englander Great Example of Literary Theft: The short story “What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank.” The story was originally published in The New Yorker and was included in The Best American Short Stories 2012, edited by Tom Perrotta. The Talented Victim and the Pilfered Work: Raymond Carver and … Continue reading »