This week, Yuvi Zalkow interviewed Thaisa Frank for The Rumpus. They met at the bar of the Hotel Rex, where Frank, author most recently of Enchantment, talked about where stories come from, among other things. I’ve long admired Frank, beginning with her story collection A Brief History of Camouflage, have often taught her work in…Continue reading The Rumpus Interview with Thaisa Frank
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Good Driver
A signed advance proof of “For Whom the Bell Tolls,” inscribed by Hemingway to his driver and friend Toby Otto Bruce, will come up for auction on November 29. The estimated value of the rare manuscript is $75,000 to $125,000. According to this AP article, Bruce served as Hemingway’s driver, secretary and handyman in Key…Continue reading Good Driver
In Praise of Grace Paley
The iconic short story writer and essayist Grace Paley died yesterday at her home in Vermont. I have long been an admirer of her work, and have been such a disciple that my students over the years have probably become bored with the refrain, “If you want to learn how to write dialogue, read Grace…Continue reading In Praise of Grace Paley
steve katz, + notebook nirvana
Again, in honor of EWN’s short story month: 43 Fictions, by Steve Katz. Published by Sun & Moon Press, 1992. I picked this up at Green Apple a couple of years ago. This snappy compilation contains very short stories from several of Katz’s previous published collections. A sampling from the story “Parcel of Wrists:” In…Continue reading steve katz, + notebook nirvana