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A Small, Good Thing
A Small, Good Thing
"A Small, Good Thing" is a podcast about short fiction. In every episode, I get to discuss the short story form with writers, academics, publishers, and anyone
The New Yorker Short Story (with Naomi Kanakia)
The New Yorker Short Story (with Naomi Kanakia)
In this episode, Naomi Kanakia (a.k.a Woman of Letters on Substack) tells the fascinating tale of the New Yorker Short Story. Since the times of Harold Ross and
Richard Brautigan's Short Fiction (with Chris Gair)
Richard Brautigan's Short Fiction (with Chris Gair)
Richard Brautigan is most famous for his iconic novel Trout Fishing in America (1967), but he was also a prolific short story writer and poet. Whether you are
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Short Fiction (with Chigozirim Nwaosu)
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Short Fiction (with Chigozirim Nwaosu)
Chigozirim Nwaosu is a PhD candidate in English Literature in the School of Literature and Languages at the University of Surrey (UK). Her research focuses on t
Writing Through Writer's Block (With Aaron Colton)
Writing Through Writer's Block (With Aaron Colton)
What can fictional representations of blocked short story writers teach us about writer’s block and what causes a writer to feel blocked? I discuss these ques
Women of Wonder: Women Short Story Writers in Science Fiction (With Paul March-Russell)
Women of Wonder: Women Short Story Writers in Science Fiction (With Paul March-Russell)
Paul March-Russell is the outgoing editor of Foundation: The International Review of Science Fiction, the co-founder of Gold SF, an intersectional femini
The Best of the Best: Literary Institutions and the American Short Story Canon (With Alexander Manshel)
The Best of the Best: Literary Institutions and the American Short Story Canon (With Alexander Manshel)
Small, Good Things. A Special Episode
Small, Good Things. A Special Episode
Flash Fiction and Three-Dimensional Story Worlds (with Shelley Roche-Jacques)
Flash Fiction and Three-Dimensional Story Worlds (with Shelley Roche-Jacques)
Shelley Roche-Jacques is a poet, flash fiction writer and Senior Lecturer of Creative Writing at Sheffield Hallam University (UK). In this episode, Shelley will
Like Old Photographs in Second-hand Books (With Nicholas Royle)
Like Old Photographs in Second-hand Books (With Nicholas Royle)
Nicholas Royle is a short story writer, a novel writer, the editor of the Best British Short Stories series. In this episode, I get to chat with him about his l
William Saroyan: Life at Full Volume (with Scott Setrakian)
William Saroyan: Life at Full Volume (with Scott Setrakian)
Scott Setrakian is the president of the William Saroyan Foundation. At the time we recorded this interview, he had just come back from Armenia, where he had tak
More Facts and Fiction of Short Story Writing (with Ailsa Cox) [Part Two]
More Facts and Fiction of Short Story Writing (with Ailsa Cox) [Part Two]
The Facts and Fiction of Short Story Writing (with Ailsa Cox) [Part one]
The Facts and Fiction of Short Story Writing (with Ailsa Cox) [Part one]
Ailsa Cox is a Professor Emerita at Edge Hill University (UK) and a short story writer. In this first part of the interview, we discuss famous claims about shor
The Culture and Commerce of the American Short Story (with Andrew Levy)
The Culture and Commerce of the American Short Story (with Andrew Levy)
Short Fiction and Knowledge for Living (with Michael Basseler)
Short Fiction and Knowledge for Living (with Michael Basseler)
Failed Summer Vacation (with the author, Heuijung Hur)
Failed Summer Vacation (with the author, Heuijung Hur)
Contact Zones (with Michael Collins)
Contact Zones (with Michael Collins)
Michael Collins is Reader in American Studies at King’s College, London and co-editor of the Cambridge Companion to the American Short Story (2024). In this e
[Part Two] Lucia Berlin: Laundromats and Missing Puzzle Pieces (with Elizabeth Geoghegan)
[Part Two] Lucia Berlin: Laundromats and Missing Puzzle Pieces (with Elizabeth Geoghegan)
In this two-part episode, I have the privilege of chatting about Lucia Berlin’s short fiction with writer (and Lucia Berlin’s personal friend) Elizabeth Geo
[Part One] Lucia Berlin: Laundromats and Missing Puzzle Pieces (with Elizabeth Geoghegan)
[Part One] Lucia Berlin: Laundromats and Missing Puzzle Pieces (with Elizabeth Geoghegan)
In this two-part episode, I have the privilege of chatting about Lucia Berlin’s short fiction with writer (and Lucia Berlin’s personal friend) Elizabeth Geo
Flannery at the Grammys: Flannery O'Connor and Popular Culture (with Irwin Streight)
Flannery at the Grammys: Flannery O'Connor and Popular Culture (with Irwin Streight)
Cat Scratches and DeLoreans: On Publishing Short Fiction (with Tom Conaghan)
Cat Scratches and DeLoreans: On Publishing Short Fiction (with Tom Conaghan)
Introducing "A Small, Good Thing"
Introducing "A Small, Good Thing"
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