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A Foremother Friday Trio

02 Friday May 2014

Posted by BoneSpark Blog in Foremother Friday, Thoughts on Poetry

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A Writer's Life, Adrienne Rich, Any Other Name, Deal Me In Reading Challenge, Deborah Eisenberg, Electric Literature tumblr, Ellen Moody, Foremother Friday, Free Comic Book Day, From the Women's Canon, Muriel Rukeyser, NPR interview, Reading the Short Story blog, Ron Hogan, Short Story Month, The Millions, Twilight of the Superheroes, Women's Poetry List-Serv

The New Novel (1877) by Winslow Homer

The New Novel (1877) by Winslow Homer

For those of you following the blog, you’ll remember that I mentioned the Women’s Poetry List-Serv as the inspiration for “Foremother Fridays”.  The wonderful Ellen Moody started the practice there and has put together an extensive library of archived postings at the dedicated website, From the Women’s Canon: Foremother Poets.

I’d like to refer you to two of her write-ups in lieu of an original poetry posting, and then we will move on to a foremother of the short story form.

murielrukeysermatureblog                                       adrienne-rich2

Muriel Rukeyser (1913-1980)                     Adrienne Rich (1929-2012)

 

index2For fans of the comic genre, tomorrow is a big day with free giveaways and a smorgasbord of activities at independent comic stores all over the country. While Deborah Eisenberg doesn’t really dabble in the genre, her short story collection, Twilight of the Superheroes takes some of the sheen off the superhero ideal and has a rocking comic-esque cover.  The collection won the PEN/Faulkner award in 2007 and revolves around a cast of the confused and hurting in the aftermath of the 9/11 tragedy. Just the kind of dark, gritty thing for a bright May weekend!

But if yindexou’d rather not shell out the funds for the book, you can read her story, “Your Duck is My Duck,” at the Electric Literature Recommended Reading Tumblr or  “The Girl Who Left Her Sock on the Floor” at the NPR archives. And do check out her Art of Fiction (no.218) interview with Catherine Steindler (of the Paris Review), as well as the A Writer’s Life piece at the Telegraph and the Beatrice interview with Rob Hogan for more on her views about short fiction and the writing process.

And last but not least, find out more about her life and views on society and justice at The Millions’ Reality Squared profile.

Then if you’re still looking to round out your Deal Me In Playlist, consult Reading the Short Story blog’s favorite collections for ideas on where to glean.

 

 

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Selections for Short Story Month

01 Thursday May 2014

Posted by BoneSpark Blog in C.A. Explains It All

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Bibliophilopoly, Dancing Girl, Deal Me In Reading Challenge, Hyacinth Girl Press, short story "playlist", Short Story Month, StoryaDay.org Extreme Writing Challenge

Bridget Reading (1959) by Peter Samuelson

Bridget Reading (1959) by Peter Samuelson

April was an exhausting month filled with frenzied poetry writing challenges and a steady diet of readings.

May has now dawned, but it looks to be no less action-packed. Many are polishing poetry manuscripts for the open calls at small presses like Dancing Girl and Hyacinth Girl.

And then there is the lesser known but increasingly popular StoryADay.org Extreme Writing Challenge, which much like the Poetry Month challenges calls on participants to produce daily work from prompts.

6a00d83451afaf69e201156f7601fd970c-120wiSome of the exercises look really interesting, and they have big names like Neil Gaiman contributing, but I am not sure that the pace is something I can maintain.  I prefer to take story writing much slower, but am always up for a dose of good reading.

That’s why I am recommending the Deal Me In Reading Challenge as an alternative way to celebrate the genre. This is a year-long readathon with a story-a-week pace, but participants are certainly welcome to move at their own schedule.

Jay already has a great list of selections up on the site with more recommendations at his twitter account @Bibliophilopoly.

I haven’t quite got a 52 track “playlist” ready just yet, but here are some of my favorite reads in the form:

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Barn Burning by William Faulkner

Why I Live at the P.O. by Eudora Welty

The Storm by Kate Chopin

A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Shiloh by Bobbie Ann Mason

The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe

Miriam by Truman CapoteShortStory

From Collections:

Cry Cry Cry by Sherman Alexie

Eisenheimer the Illusionist by Steven Millhauser

Room 101-Benny Does Dublin by Roddy Doyle

Gerald’s Monkey by Michael Knight

Men on the Moon by Simon J. Ortiz

Angry Fish by Susan Power

Grit by Tom Franklin

Monstress by Lesley Tenorio

The Littoral Zone by Andrea Barrett

Lucho by Patricia Engel

Walk the Blue Fields and Night of the Quicken Trees by Claire Keegan

Woman Hollering Creek by Sandra Cisneros

The Problem with Susan by Neil Gaiman

Melinda Falling by Jincy Willet

Love too Long by Barry Hannah

 

Leave your own “playlist” in the comments and I’ll feature the best compilations in a future post.

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