Tag: fiction
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30 Stories, Day 8: Three Questions by Leo Tolstoy
Now I can finally say I’ve read some Tolstoy. Wahoo! …Just War & Peace left to knock out…no big… Here is day 8 of my whirlwind bedtime adventure to read 30 short stories in 30 days (…and hope that some of it will rub off in my own writing): “Three Questions” by Leo Tolstoy “It…
Julie Israel
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30 Stories, Day 7: A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings
On day 7 of my 30 day short story challenge I get into magical realism. *Rubs hands together* Eeeeexcellent… “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” by Gabriel García Márquez The light was so weak at noon that when Pelayo was coming back to the house after throwing away the crabs, it was hard for…
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30 Stories, Day 6: The Door
On the sixth day of 30 Short Stories, my anthology gave to me…a wonderfully nonsensical story by a renowned grammar nazi! (Apologies for the shabby rhyme. Ahem:) “The Door” by E.B. White “More and more (he kept saying) I am confronted by a problem which is incapable of solution (for this time, even if I…
Julie Israel
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30 Stories, Day 5: The South (El Sur)
Today marks day five in my 30 day, self-imposed short story challenge. I’m in the midst of trying to find homes for some of my short stories and decided I need to read more short stories myself—to enjoy some good literature, to learn, and to improve my own writing. I share my findings with you.…
Julie Israel
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30 Stories, Day 4: The Chrysanthemums
Today is the fourth day of my 30 day, 30 short story journey to better writing. In each post I link to the story, give an excerpt, synopsis, craft observations/what I learned, and new vocab. Enjoy! “The Chrysanthemums” by John Steinbeck Elisa, squatting on the ground, watched to see the crazy, loose-jointed wagon pass by.…
Julie Israel
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30 Stories, Day 1: The Saucier’s Apprentice
Alright lads, today I’m making good on the first of my writing resolutions for the year: to read thirty short stories in thirty days, and post here after each one. I’m reading primarily to help my writing and specifically my short stories, but I imagine there will be other benefits, too: vocabulary, the chance to…
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