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Day 5 of the Workshop: All Good Things Must End
Yesterday tied together everything we have learned so far at the One Story Workshop. In the morning, writers had their final group workshops with Marie-Helene Bertino and Will Allison. Then, in the...
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Issue #167: His Other Fathers
When I was growing up in the 80s, we made Super 8 movies for fun. Most of them involved robots and alien invasions, but the one I remember most is “The Gallbladder Gang,” where we dubbed the music from...
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Issue #168: The Widow’s Cruse
Our new issue, by the talented writer Emma Donoghue, was edited by Contributing Editor Will Allison, so I am turning the reins over to him for introductions. I hope you all enjoy this Dickensian short...
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“Trouble & the Shadowy Deathblow” featured on Recommended Reading
One Story issue #28, “Trouble & the Shadowy Deathblow” by Patrick Somerville is featured as the new Recommended Reading by Electric Literature! Unless you are one of our charter subscribers, you...
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Will You Come to the Dance with Me?
Please join us for a One Teen Story launch party and fundraiser on September 18, 2012 at Littlefield in Brooklyn. We’ll be celebrating our new magazine with a 21+ homecoming dance featuring drinks, a...
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One Story on Selected Shorts
Last spring, Selected Shorts hosted a gala evening to celebrate One Story’s 10th Anniversary at Symphony Space. Four One Story authors, Seth Fried, L.Annette Binder, Tom Barbash and Jim Shepard came to...
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Issue #169: Something Like Sanctified
I’ve been a fan of Susan Straight’s work since I read her wonderful novel I Been in Sorrow’s Kitchen and Licked Out All the Pots, which I remember taking down from a shelf in a bookstore simply...
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Selected Shorts has posted an extended version of my interview with author Jim Shepard. He has so many smart and interesting things to say about the stories featured in this special program celebrating...
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After the Storm
Thanks to all of our readers who’ve been in touch since the hurricane. Last Sunday we prepared the office for flooding, and during the storm the Gowanus did overflow its banks, but luckily it left the...
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Issue #170: The Imaging Center
Our new issue, “The Imaging Center” by Erin McGraw, is a meditation on marriage and love, set in the world of medical-technicians, where people spend more time looking at CT scans and MRIs than...
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Issue # 171: Still Life
In our new issue, Jason Ockert’s wild and wonderful “Still Life,” a teenager takes an art project to the extreme. Our talented contributing editor Will Allison discovered this lively tale, so I’m...
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One Story Authors on Kirkus Best of 2012 List
Congratulations to all the One Story authors who made it onto Kirkus Review’s Best Books of 2012 List: Lauren Groff, Tania James & Joe Meno!
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Issue #172: Goodbye, Bear
The first thing that drew me to E.B. Lyndon’s “Goodbye, Bear” was the voice. It felt fresh and modern and full of energy, and I loved the wit, intelligence and humor, as well as the fast-paced...
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Issue #173: The Soul Keeps the Body Up
Excerpts rarely work as stand alone pieces, but our new issue, “The Soul Keeps the Body Up,” feels complete all on its own. A part of Amity Gaige’s novel, Schroder (just-released by Grand Central),...
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Great interview and insight to the folklore behind the series. I’m excited to purchase it. I think the link to Scott’s story is incorrect, though. It links to a piece by Kevin Wilson. Thanks!
View ArticleBy: Franny
Great interview and insight to the folklore behind the series. I’m excited to purchase it. I think the link to Scott’s story is incorrect, though. It links to a piece by Kevin Wilson. Thanks!
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