Literature

“A short story is the ultimate close-up magic trick – a couple of thousand words to take you around the universe or break your heart.” – Neil Gaiman Today’s short story is inspired by a past event in my life that I’ve reimagined. The real event happened sometime in 2004, I was a tiny 14-year-old […]

“In a rough way the short story writer is to the novelist as a cabinetmaker is to a house carpenter.” – Annie Proulx As I mentioned in yesterday’s article, for the next phase of my writing challenge, I’ll be shifting gears from essays to short stories and poems. This is exciting and a little nerve-wracking