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Nebula Best Short Story Nominees 2008

Artw — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 08:29:41 -0800

StarshipSofa has podcasted all of the Nebula Best Short Story Nominees for 2008, following on from podcasting all but one of the 2008 BSFA short story nominees. Previous StarshipSofa.

There is in the Soul, a Desire for Not Thinking

timsteil — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:20:13 -0800

Being Raymond Carver Often referred to as the American Chekhov, Raymond Carver was a master of the American short story. His work was repurposed into the Robert Altman film Short Cuts. He was the subject of a fascinating radio documentary (Java warning), and remains a tragic genius with dedicated fans. The debate over how big a role his editor, Gordon Lish, played in his work continues. Here's the original draft of one of his most famous stories, "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love", and the correspondence that ensued. A look at the man, and his work.

Story time

dersins — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 08:44:13 -0800

You should read these three stories by Amy Hempel. (Oh, and maybe listen to her read, here.) While you're at it, read some of these idiosyncratic but beautifully-written stories by grammarian Gary Lutz.

GUTS

GriffX — Mon, 17 Jan 2005 22:45:55 -0800

Following up on our discussion of a classic Salinger short story, I find myself surprised - nay, shocked - that nobody has posted a link to the classic short story "Guts" by Chuck Palahniuk.

Blimp Story

tbc — Wed, 21 Apr 2004 15:52:06 -0800

The Horror of Blimps. This is just a short ROTFL funny story about a toy blimp gone bad. Brightened my day, anyway. (Thanks, Ken.)

ethylene — Thu, 30 Nov 2000 22:01:31 -0800

third times a charm. after three different deadlines, two different formats, and a partidge in a pear tree, i'm still not sure if my entry got through. it's true, writers get no respect