Tag Archives: short fiction

The Spring Urchin Bookshelf

Posted on 4 March 2013 by

Spring is here, folks! And you know what that means, don’t you? New books to embrace while you frolic in the foliage! Here’s what’s on our sunny, colourful horizon. Geo’s books Safe As Houses by Marie-Helene Bertino This debut short … Continue reading →

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The New York City Reader

Posted on 29 July 2011 by

by Geo Ong Before I made the move to New York, I planned to prepare myself the only way I knew how: by reading. So I made up my very own NYC reading list, by no means comprehensive, but I … Continue reading →

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Story on a String: Road Grit, Chapter Nine

Posted on 10 June 2011 by

Road Grit Chapter 1 * Chapter 2 * Chapter 3 * Chapter 4 Chapter 5 * Chapter 6 * Chapter 7 * Chapter 8 Chapter Nine by Geo Ong In an instant Gray forgot Joe’s warning of a trap as … Continue reading →

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Story on a String: Road Grit, Chapter Eight

Posted on 3 June 2011 by

Road Grit Chapter 1 * Chapter 2 * Chapter 3 * Chapter 4 Chapter 5 * Chapter 6 * Chapter 7 Chapter Eight by Christopher Butera [Christopher Butera, born and raised in Chicago, recently transplanted himself into the chaos of … Continue reading →

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Story on a String: Road Grit, Chapter Six

Posted on 20 May 2011 by

Road Grit Chapter 1 * Chapter 2 * Chapter 3 * Chapter 4* Chapter 5 *Join the story!* Chapter Five by Dominique Andrée Hinman Joe continued to look at the girl for an exhaled breath of a moment before he … Continue reading →

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Story on a String: Road Grit, Chapter Five

Posted on 13 May 2011 by

Road Grit Chapter 1 * Chapter 2 * Chapter 3 * Chapter 4 *Join the story!* Chapter Five by Anna Kirgo When Gray returned from crouching behind the Chevy, where he’d fumbled through cleaning up the physical proof of his … Continue reading →

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Going Places with Short Stories

Posted on 12 May 2011 by

By Geo Ong Here are two collections of short fiction (and one collection of short nonfiction) with a strong sense of place, with themes reflective of its environment. Reading these is probably the closest you’ll get to the places and … Continue reading →

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Story on a String: Arctic Chill, Chapter Five

Posted on 25 February 2011 by

Arctic Chill Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter Five by Margaret Hedderman Brian continues to gaze at the star above. He repeats his salutation to no response from the light. It twinkles again, teasing him, egging him … Continue reading →

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