A podcast for short but powerful writing.
Surprise! It’s a new(ish) episode with pieces that have been featured on the show before. While we’re between seasons, we thought it would be fun to put out a remix episode! Paula Harris – “Chris pauses to enjoy the flowering cherry trees near his office, while a small Japanese man stands in front of themContinue reading “REMIX: Harris x Saunders x Chan”
MM Kaufman curates another installment in the Late Greats series — Halloween edition! Enjoy these pieces resurrected by Kirsti MacKenzie, Claire Denson, and William Spear. Kirsti MacKenzie is a writer and editor of Major 7th Magazine who lives in Ottawa. You can find her on Twitter at @KeersteeMack, on Bluesky at @keersteemack.bsky.social, on Instagram at @keerstee.mack,Continue reading “Late Greats: Halloween Edition”
Grace Q. Song is back curating another Young Writers episode! “Shrinking Sestina for Women’s Bodies” by Emma Janssen (published in The Nassau Literary Review and runner-up in their 2023 National Undergraduate Art & Writing Contest) Emma is a writer from the Bay Area and student at the University of Chicago who can be found swimming, learning languages,Continue reading “Young Writers: Change”
Guest curator Hema Nataraju and her daughter Meera read submissions from kids from all around the world, choosing five short stories and poems about “the future.” Guest host Eden Hawkins stepped in, so the entire episode features ONLY children’s voices. Enjoy!
Drew Hawkins talks with Grant Faulkner about his new book, “The Art of Brevity: Crafting the Very Short Story.” Grant Faulkner is the Executive Director of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and the co-founder of 100 Word Story. His stories have appeared in dozens of literary magazines, including Tin House, The Southwest Review, and The Gettysburg Review, andContinue reading “Grant Faulkner x The Art of Brevity”