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Articles tagged "short stories" Books ReviewA Happy Man and Other Storiesby Matthew Fiander[22.Jul.08] :. Little details disturb the normality of these stories: chairs have three legs; a homeless man becomes guardian over an entire forest.  Books ReviewOh Don’t You Cry for Me by Philip Shirleyby Abby Margulies[26.Jun.08] :. In the sweltering heat of America's South, Philip Shirley conjures up a surprisingly insightful group of characters that are at once disturbed, complex, and woefully hopeful.  Books ReviewConfessions of a Falling Woman by Debra Deanby Bill Reagan[26.Jun.08] :. Dean clearly loves to craft sentences, and she does it very well -- her writing is painterly, little details accentuated to draw the reader into the story.  Books ReviewThe O. Henry Prize Stories 2008 by Laura Furman (Editor)by Chris Barsanti[18.Jun.08] :. This book contains multitudes of professionally scripted short fiction, but very little that demands to be defined as "The Best".  Books ReviewUnaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiriby Matthew Fiander[8.May.08] :. Lahiri often confuses size with scope, hoping that by making her stories long they will achieve some sort of literary heft.  Books ReviewRefresh, Refresh by Benjamin Percyby Matthew Fiander[26.Feb.08] :. Percy's stories are brave and fresh and -- because they reflect a nearly institutional violence all too easily identified as realistic -- scary. Dead Boys by Richard Langeby Matthew Fiander[6.Nov.07] :. Lange's down-and-out L.A. stories are risky and vibrant, full of danger, grit, and bone-deep humanity. Salmonella Men on Planet Porno by Yasutaka Tsutsuiby Megan Milks[21.Aug.07] :. There's a mean streak of misogyny that runs almost throughout the collection and tends to distract from everything else going on around it. New Stories from the South by Edward P. Jones (Guest Editor) and Kathy Pories (Series Editor)by Matthew Fiander[9.Aug.07] :. The best of these stories drive their characters to a point where, as Edward P. Jones puts it, their world has shifted, in small or large ways. Interfictions by Delia Sherman and Theodora Gossby Mikita Brottman[17.Jul.07] :. What struck me most about these "interfictions," however, was their striking similarity, rather than their difference. |
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