Short Stories

Short Stories

On Traigh Lar Beach

Author: Dianne Ebertt Beeaff

The first half of On Traigh Lar Beach* (Traigh, pronounced “try,” is Gaelic for Sandy, and Lar means Floor), is about a Scottish writer who wins the prestigious British Comstock […]

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Minus One

Author: Doris Iarovici

The cover of a book can make the difference between picking it up or passing it by. Engaging and evocative, the cover of Minus One, designed by Jeremy John Parker […]

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Lost Girls

Author: Ellen Birkett Morris

Lost Girls, by Ellen Birkett Morris, first pulled me in with the title. Then, the cover image of a barefoot girl balancing on the track of the railroad, which is […]

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Truthtelling

Author: Lynne Sharon Schwartz

Lynne Sharon Schwartz’s recent collection of short stories in Truthtelling embodies the wit, wisdom, and unique style of storytelling often shared by sages of old wishing to present food for […]

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