Short Fiction

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Thirteen short stories of 21st century Jewish life

The American Israelite 04 Nov 2021

In fiction writing, the short story form has gone in and out of fashion. During the 20th century, Jewish fiction had Saul Bellow and Bernard Malamud, but at the moment, short stories are not receiving much attention ... “The man who loved his wife” is a collection of thirteen short stories, each touching on some sort of Jewish theme.

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‘Fablehaven’ author Brandon Mull speaks to students in Utah County

Provo Daily Herald 04 Nov 2021

Brandon Mull spoke to 4-6th grade students at Silver Lake Elementary School on Tuesday. (Ashtyn Asay, Daily Herald) ... As expected, the children erupted with laughter ... For Mull, “Fablehaven” was the series that changed everything ... On his website, it says he began writing the novels after graduating from BYU in 2000, where he mostly wrote short fiction ... .

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Katherena Vermette, Tomson Highway among big winners at Writers' Trust

North Shore News 03 Nov 2021

TORONTO — Katherena Vermette was stocking up on supplies at Costco when she got the call informing her that she'd won the $60,000 fiction prize at the Writers' Trust Awards ... Highway received the $60,000 non-fiction award for "Permanent Astonishment ... The non-fiction short list included Jordan Abel, Ken Haigh, Darrel J.

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Bottom 10: Can Michigan win a big game? Can Arizona or UNLV win a game, period?

ESPN 03 Nov 2021

With Jim Harbaugh again falling short and the nation's two winless teams again falling, we try to separate fact from fiction with the worst of the worst ... .

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Deepa Rajagopalan wins 2021 RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award

The Patriotic Vanguard 02 Nov 2021

Unpublished writers are invited to submit short stories, creative non-fiction, journalism, and poetry to a jury of distinguished PEN Canada members for a chance to win $3,000 and mentorship from a Canadian author ... She is working on her first book, a collection of short fiction.

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USC Aiken celebrates 25th anniversary of Oswald writer's series with author Pam Durban

The Post and Courier 02 Nov 2021

Her short fiction has been widely anthologized and published in numerous literary journals, including "The Georgia Review," "Tri-Quarterly," "The Southern Review," "Crazyhorse," "Epoch," "The New Virginia Review," and "The Ohio Review," among others.

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Alpo’s Last Images Allegedly Show Him Wearing Mask At Halloween Party

The Source 02 Nov 2021

... drug kingpin Alberto “Alpo” Martinez, shows who is believed to be the 80s street legend wearing a hockey mask similar to the fictional character Jason Vorhees at a Halloween party shortly before his death.

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Patten Free Library accepting submissions for the 8th Annual Writing Contest

The Brunswick Times Record 02 Nov 2021

... grades 7 and up in the categories of Short Fiction and Memoir.

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Chinese writer Zong Pu's lifelong bond with National Southwest Associated University

China.dot.org 02 Nov 2021

Zong made her name at a young age for her short fiction "Red Beans," a painful romantic story that explored the conflict between love and moral convictions of a person at a time of dramatic social changes.

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The year that never happened: tackling the Covid era through poetry

The Irish Times 02 Nov 2021

William Wall is the author of five collections of poetry of which Smugglers In The Underground Hug Trade (Doire Press, 2021) is the most recent, six novels and three collections of short fiction ... and has been short- and longlisted for many others including the Man Booker Prize.

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8 new books by 5 Cape Cod authors to read this fall, plus 1 superstar preview

Cape Cod Times 02 Nov 2021

Local authors continue to take on topical issues, troubling history, and thought-provoking life decisions in new books to consider for your fall reading list. But there's also lots of room for romance and the joy of cats ... 24, 2021) ... Fraser has had multiple pieces of short fiction published and is also the author of the 2019 novel "Long Division ." ... Dr ... .

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Kyrsten Sinema epitomizes 21st-century political corruption — but she didn't cause it

Raw Story 02 Nov 2021

Corporations help structure and facilitate the activities of human beings, to be sure, and their 'personhood' often serves as a useful legal fiction ... Even worse than the short-term effect of a corporation's dominating an election or a ballot initiative, Stevens said (as if he had ...

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Melissa McCarthy is barely recognizable as Edna 'E' Mode from The Incredibles as she heads ...

The Daily Mail 01 Nov 2021

The Spy actress was dressed as the cartoon character Edna 'E' Mode from Pixar's The Incredibles as she wore a short bobbed black wig and round glasses ... The Heat actress also had on a fun wig that was a short black bob with heavy bangs ... The beloved character is short (4ft3in), smart and feisty.

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Here Are the 10 New Books You Should Read in November

Time Magazine 01 Nov 2021

Cozy reading season starts now, with a crop of stirring new books offering something for everyone to curl up with ... Here, the 10 new books you should read in November ... 2) ... Buy Now ... 2) ... 9) ... The protagonist of Nnedi Okorafor’s thrilling new work of science fiction is a partially robotic woman who likes to be called AO, short for Artificial Organism.

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Macomb County library events week of Oct. 31 and beyond

Macomb Daily 01 Nov 2021

Each pack contains learning tools, non fiction books, activity sheets, identification guides and other manipulatives centered on an outdoor activity ... Short stories, songs, lap bounces, and playtime for children ages 3-5 with a caregiver ... Short fiction, poetry, essays and visual art are all acceptable submissions.