Short, shorter and shortest
Our writers' group is busy preparing our next anthology, to be released for Christmas. We've done one a year for the last few years, and Fine Lines was our last effort, in celebration of the lines on my mother's 90-year-old face.
Meanwhile members have submitted stories and poems to various anthologies, and one of my friends was recently published in the Itty Bitty Writing Space. So I had to get a copy and read it. And here are reviews of Itty Bitty plus various other short story collections and anthologies that I've read recently. Find some coffee. See what you'd like:
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First, of course, is the Itty Bitty Writing Space edited by Jason Brick and Dani J Caile, a truly eclectic collection of truly short (shortest!) pieces, each less than 1,000 words. It's a perfect book for picking up and putting down, but also an enthralling anthology to read straight through from beginning to end. Stories hint at questions complex, weird or enthralling, delve into mystery and leave the reader re-reading to see what they've missed, or carry you high over something familiar, giving a different view. Enjoy with the quick reads with mild, crisp one-star coffees, but keep a five-star dark brew on hand, just in case.
Darkening by Brandon Daily will come out in November. It's a collection of darkly odd (and mostly short) tales, some magical realism, some mystery, war, hope... even a play and a novella. They're all curiously enthralling, written in differently believable voices, and revealing both darkness and light. Enjoy with some smooth, complex four-star coffee.
Then there's The Complete Collection of Short Stories 2012-2018 by Paul Michael Peters. Some of the (shorter) stories can be found in earlier collections, and some combine to make their own sub-collection in this book. The pages are full of cool twists, fascinating premises, and curious snippets of history is a really good read. Enjoy with some more smooth, complex four-star coffee.
And finally John Reid Young's set of short stories from Tenerife, A Shark in the Bath, a really enjoyable and eclectic collection of honest tales (myth, legend, real life, memory and more) from Tenerife. All the emotions are represented, and there really is a shark in the bathtub. Enjoy with more smooth, complex four-star coffee!
Darkening by Brandon Daily will come out in November. It's a collection of darkly odd (and mostly short) tales, some magical realism, some mystery, war, hope... even a play and a novella. They're all curiously enthralling, written in differently believable voices, and revealing both darkness and light. Enjoy with some smooth, complex four-star coffee.
Then there's The Complete Collection of Short Stories 2012-2018 by Paul Michael Peters. Some of the (shorter) stories can be found in earlier collections, and some combine to make their own sub-collection in this book. The pages are full of cool twists, fascinating premises, and curious snippets of history is a really good read. Enjoy with some more smooth, complex four-star coffee.
And finally John Reid Young's set of short stories from Tenerife, A Shark in the Bath, a really enjoyable and eclectic collection of honest tales (myth, legend, real life, memory and more) from Tenerife. All the emotions are represented, and there really is a shark in the bathtub. Enjoy with more smooth, complex four-star coffee!
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