Modular, by DG Reynolds
Late to posting this because I’m terrible, but if you like your sci-fi short and twisted, here’s a story for you from my friend DG Reynolds. Also recommended: The Great Bear, by Dara Thomas Higgins. #link
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Late to posting this because I’m terrible, but if you like your sci-fi short and twisted, here’s a story for you from my friend DG Reynolds. Also recommended: The Great Bear, by Dara Thomas Higgins. #link
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Short fiction by m’learned colleague over at Thumped. #link
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A different approach to publishing stories, from the author of Mr Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, only available as a limited-edition degradable print (a bit precious, that) or a PDF to print at home or read on your screen of choice (a bit limiting, when something that makes better use of HTML’s potential could be more rewarding). #link
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Fantastic advice for writers, especially the parts about considering the reader (and the editor, who is also a reader, not just a butcher — and I mean butcher in the best craftsperson sense). #link
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Matt Webb on the return of his communal short fiction blog, and how it fits on the internet today: “It seems to me that, sometime in the last 17 years, the web forgot the simple pleasure of making, and appreciating what’s made, together.” (Cynical old me thinks that’s because ‘the web’ isn’t a thing anymore; it’s all smartphones and social media and clickbait and humanity’s worst tendencies laid bare. Sigh.) #link
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I detect a hint of inspiration from the Cathriona White tragedy in this short story of a wayward Irish woman’s relationship with a comedian in the US. #link
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I really like Saunders’ short stories, but was wary of the prospect of his new novel, till I read this and remembered how self-effacing he is about his writing and his process. See also: the Chekhov–Saunders Humanity Kit, a sort of web-based riff on Saunders’ short fiction MFA class at Syracuse. #link
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Irish writers but universal themes. 'The Visit' was the winner, though my pick would’ve been Jane Casey’s discomfiting tale of everyday horror. #link
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