Short Story Today would like to wish everyone a happy and healthy new year. We'll be taking some time off in 2026 to explore some parts of the world we've be meaning to visit, so we hope you'll check back with us for updates about Season 6 in the spring. See you in the summer!
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OUT NOW! Our "Found Fiction" holiday episode features a story by the German author Ludwig Fulda, from Short Story Classics, published by P. F. Collier & Son in 1907. Its called "The Fur Coat: The Story of a Matrimonial Difference." In matters of the heart, some things never seem to change...
Wow! Sounds intriguing. I‘m in. 📚
THIS WEEK! We're bringing Season 5 to an end with a special "Found Fiction" holiday episode featuring a literary gem unearthed from the vaults of Project Gutenberg. It's from an early 20th century anthology of German stories - and it still resonates in remarkable ways. www.shortstorytoday.com
Thank you, Patricia!🙏
Another podcast I love is @shortstorytoday.bsky.social. Check out this episode with @ladiwoods.bsky.social, interviewed by @andrewbertaina.bsky.social!
My very favourite podcast featuring one of my favourite writers! 🥰. Just reading @ladiwoods.bsky.social new collection (The Great Grown Up Game of Make Believe) RIGHT NOW!!!
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OUT NOW! Anna Monardo's stories, essays, & poems have been published in Prairie Schooner, The Sun, Indiana Review, Poets and Writers, Salon.com, etc. The prologue from her first novel THE COURTYARD OF DREAMS was featured on NPR’s “Selected Shorts” reading series. www.shortstorytoday.com
THIS WEEK! Author Anna Monardo joins me to discuss her books AFTER ITALY: A FAMILY MEMOIR OF ARRANGED MARRIAGE and COURTYARD OF DREAMS (Bordighera Press). She reveals the unique connection shared by these books (one CNF and the other fiction) and the writer's journey that made them both possible.
🙏 Love ya, June!
These episodes will be good, as always, but did you know that past episodes include stories by @andrewbertaina.bsky.social
@sfreligh.bsky.social
@amystuber.com
@tommydeanwriter.bsky.social
and @ladiwoods.bsky.social ?
Thought you might not know, so treat yourself and have a listen. ❤️x
THIS WEEK! We celebrate Nebraska author Anna Monardo, an award-winning fiction writer, essayist, poet, and memoirist. Her memoir AFTER ITALY: A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage (Bordighera Press) was the winner of Creative Nonfiction's Writing Pittsburgh Contest.
Thank you, June! I hope to make it to Scotland, too, mid-late 2026. I'll let you know if my plans comes together. It would be lovely to see you IRL!
I do enjoy the diverse voices which @shortstorytoday.bsky.social features. (Good to know Vishwas Gaitonde is on his way to Scotland where I am!) Some lovely short clips read by Vishwas himself, then the main story which I really enjoyed. The writer has a flair for well chosen detail. ❤️
SEASON'S GREETINGS! SEASON 5 continues in December with award-winning author Anna Monardo and a special holiday episode. Look for the new episodes on 12/10 and 12/24. www.shortstorytoday.com
OUT NOW! Vishwas R. Gaitonde's writing has appeared in The Iowa Review, Bellevue Literary Review, Santa Monica Review, Epiphany, Gargoyle, and Mid-American Review. "In his hands, the characters are given what we all need: grace."
~ Sameer Pandya, author of Our Beautiful Boys
THIS WEEK! Vishwas R. Gaitonde joins me to talk about the stories in his debut collection ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN (Orison Books). "[A] fantastic new voice in world literature." - David Heska Wanbli Weiden, author of WINTER COUNTS www.shortstorytoday.com
THIS WEEK! We celebrate North Carolina author Vishwas R. Gaitonde! His debut collection ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN was the winner of the 2023 Orison Prize for fiction. "An absorbing and deeply pleasurable collection." - Margot Livesey, author of THE ROAD FROM BELHAVEN www.shortstorytoday.com
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Another fabulous story on @shortstorytoday.bsky.social, this time from Ian Forth. I loved the detail and the setting in this one. ❤️
OUT NOW! Ian Forth's stories have been published in Lit eZine, The Mocking Owl Roost, These Pages Sing, Fragmented Voices, & Literally Stories. The Syncopation Literary Journal is where we first learned of his writing. Thank you, Natalie Welsh!
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THIS WEEK! Welsh author Ian Forth joins me to talk about the stories in his debut collection HAZLITT AND THE MOBILITY SCOOTER (Hard Travelling Books). "Wicked stories full of fascinations. Brilliantly written" - Geoff Baker, The London Weekly News www.shortstorytoday.com
THIS WEEK! We celebrate Welsh author Ian Forth! His debut short story collection HAZLITT AND THE MOBILITY SCOOTER (Hard Travelling Books) was released in July. "Hugely enjoyable, unconventional and great fun." - Victoria Corby, author of UP TO NO GOOD. shortstorytoday.com
Season 5 continues in November with two more extraordinary fiction writers talking about their recently published collections: Ian Forth (Hazlitt and the Mobility Scooter) and Vishwas R. Gaitonde (On Earth as it is in Heaven). Next episode: 11/12. shortstorytoday.com
OUT NOW! OUT NOW! Michael Hopkins's stories have won awards from Glimmer Train & The Mill, and received 1st prize in the Wisconsin Academy of Science, Arts & Letters annual fiction contest. Jim Knipfel, author of SLACKJAW, has called Hopkins a writer with "an unparalleled imagination."
THIS WEEK! Season 5 continues with author Michael Hopkins, whose debut collection NEVER STOP EXITING (UW-Stevens Point) was released in May. You'll also find him in COOLEST AMERICAN STORIES 2022. "A bold and compelling collection." - Mark Wish, author of NECESSARY DEEDS www.shortstorytoday.com
THIS WEEK! We celebrate Wisconsin author Michael Hopkins. His debut collection NEVER STOP EXITING (UW-Stevens Point) was released in May. "Stealthily complex and persistently compassionate." - Phong Nguyen, author of Bronze Drum. www.shortstorytoday.com
You're so sweet, June - thank you! I hope you're feeling better.
Well, this was perfect! I absolutely loved ‘Clementine‘ by @ladiwoods.bsky.social
A coming of age story, sad, but relatable, beautifully written (and read!). And the bonus of @andrewbertaina.bsky.social doing the interviewing! Fascinating listening!