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Tag Archives: short stories
An UnderratedRead Revisited: Shades: Detroit Love Stories – Esperanza M. Cintrón
(Reviewed by JD Jung) It’s the 1960s and we follow two women into a bar who just want a diversion from the hardships of everyday life. From there, Shades draws us in and takes hold of us through the entire … Continue reading →
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Tagged Detroit, sex, short stories, urban fiction, women's fiction
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Forest for the Trees & Other Stories – Mathieu Cailler
(Reviewed by Christopher J. Lynch) I’ll admit that I have never been into short stories – or collections of them, but Mathieu Cailler’s Forest For The Trees, changed my mind. The writing here is fresh and poetic, the stories as … Continue reading →
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Many People Die Like You – Lina Wolff, translated by Saskia Vogel
(reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned Those who enjoy eclectic short stories that explore human nature are sure to relish the stories in Many People Die Like You. From bizarre relationships to unexpected power dynamics, this collection of fourteen stories takes … Continue reading →
Posted in Dark/Sordid/Bizarre, Scandinavian Literature, Short stories
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Tagged relationships, short stories, Spain
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An UnderratedRead Revisited: The Ones Who Don’t Say They Love You: Stories – Maurice Carlos Ruffin
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommisionsEarned “In New Orleans, culture doesn’t come down from on high, it bubbles up from the street.” – Jazz Pianist Ellis Marsalis (1934-2020) This quote that opens the book epitomizes these stories, as we meet New Orleans … Continue reading →
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Tagged gentrification, New Orleans, race relations, short stories, society
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An UnderratedRead Revisited:Blind Dates: Weird Stories – Harambee K. Grey-Sun
Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned Being close to Halloween, I was in search for a good horror read. So, when I started reading these stories, I was expecting them to center on blind dates gone tragically wrong. Or maybe the … Continue reading →
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Tagged eclectic, horror, love, short stories, speculative fiction, supernatural
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An UnderratedRead Revisited:The Wishing Pool and Other Stories – Tananarive Due
(Reviewed by JD Jung) You’ll keep looking over your shoulder as you read these eerie stories of horror, with a little science fiction sprinkled in, in The Wishing Pool and Other Stories. The title piece, “The Wishing Pool” features Joy, … Continue reading →
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Tagged African-American, aging, horror, race, short stories, society
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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Rainbow Rainbow- Lydia Conklin
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned I must admit that I am ignorant of many of the gender classifications, so I hoped that Rainbow, Rainbow would educate me. That said, I found these ten stories that center around queer, pansexuality and … Continue reading →
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Tagged LGBTQ, short stories, transgender
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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Paris Noir: The Suburbs: Akashic Noir Series – Hervé Delouche (Editor)
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “Where was French romanticism? The opulence of the West? I found Paris—Pantin, really—very different from what I had imagined. I found Pantin ugly…”. An Albanian national flees his country in fear for his life and … Continue reading →
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Tagged crime fiction, French literature, French noir, immigration, Paris, short stories
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An UnderratedRead Revisited – The Newlyweds’ Window: The 2022 Mukana Press Anthology of African Writing – Mukana Press (Compiler)
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “Mukana” is the Shona translation for “opportunity”, and the mission of Mukana Press is to provide the opportunity for writers in underrepresented areas to show their work to a world audience. So, what is the … Continue reading →
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Tagged Africa, African literature, family, short stories
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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Women with Big Eyes – Angeles Mastretta, (Translated by Amy Schildhouse Greenberg)
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “A shiver ran down Paulina Trasloheros’s back. This man was horrible, excessive, outrageous. To exorcise him, she would have to commit a string of sins for which she could never repent. Not even when he … Continue reading →
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Tagged Mexican literature, short stories
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