Rachel Ranie Taube is a fabulist writer whose work has appeared in Hayden’s Ferry Review, Hobart, and The Millions, and won the 2020 Thomas Wolfe Fiction Award. Katherine Gleason writes in a number of genres and spends a lot of time with cats. Rachel A.G. Gilman is the Creator/Editor-in-Chief of The Rational Creature, a columnist for No Contact Mag, and a writer whose work can be found online and in print throughout the US, UK, and Australia.
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Welcome to Micro, a podcast for short but powerful writing. I’m your host, Drew Hawkins.
Infatuation, the absence of love, pairings that seemed destined to fail. The three pieces in this episode investigate romantic love in various stages, all of them less than ideal.
The relationships in this first piece hinge on life and death, part fable, part nightmare. Nevertheless, there are certain elements that ring true in above-water relationships. It’s called “Beneath the Whale-Shaped Shadows”. It was written by Rachel Ranie Taube and published by Literary Orphans. Enjoy.
“Beneath the Whale-Shaped Shadows” by Rachel Ranie Taube in Literary Orphans
Rachel Ranie Taube is a fabulist writer whose work has appeared in Hayden’s Ferry Review, Hobart, and The Millions, and won the 2020 Thomas Wolfe Fiction Award. You can find her on Twitter and Instagram at @racheltaube, or on her website at rachelranietaube.com.
The setup, the change of tone, and a surprising twist breathe life into this next brief, original, and highly specific piece. It’s called “Coup de Foudre”. It was written by Katherine Gleason and published by Cheap Pop on October 20, 2020. Enjoy.
“Coup de Foudre” by Katherine Gleason in Cheap Pop
Katherine Gleason writes in a number of genres and spends a lot of time with cats. You can find her on Twitter at @KGleasonWriter, or on her website at katherinegleason.com.
For our final piece, heat, skin, and a cheesy sign create the backdrop of this uncomfortable moment. Fair warning—bodily fluids feature prominently in this piece. It’s called “Not Hard at All”. It was written by Rachel A.G. Gilman and published by Flash Fiction Magazine on September 14, 2020. Enjoy.
“Not Hard at All” by Rachel A.G. Gilman in Flash Fiction Magazine
Rachel A.G. Gilman is the Creator/Editor-in-Chief of The Rational Creature, a columnist for No Contact Mag, and a writer whose work can be found online and in print throughout the US, UK, and Australia. You can find her on Twitter and Instagram at @rachelaggilman, or on her website at rachelaggilman.com.
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