Tag Archives: short stories
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 →
Posted in African Literature, Short stories
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Tagged Africa, family, fiction, short stories
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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 →
Posted in Modern Literary Fiction, Short stories
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Tagged book reviews. fiction, LGBTQ, short stories, transgender
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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 →
Posted in Dark/Sordid/Bizarre, Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Mythology, Short stories
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Tagged eclectic, horror, love, short stories, speculative fiction, supernatural
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An UnderratedRead Revisisted: The Cowboy Bible and Other Stories – Carlos Velázquez (Translated by Achy Obejas )
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “The sacrilege I’d committed two hours earlier of breaking dozens of records proved irrelevant. The Cowboy Bible didn’t respond either. I tore at it, implored it, cursed it, and still failed.” These are the words of … Continue reading →
Posted in Revisited
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Tagged humor, Mexican literature, short stories
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Eat the Mouth That Feeds You – Carribean Fragoza
(reviewed by JD Jung) “Since always, our paths had been broken. And yet we insisted on finding our way back to each other.” Yes, families can have a strange and complex dynamic. This is but one major theme in the … Continue reading →
Posted in Short stories, Skinny reads
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Tagged Chicanx literature, latinx, short stories
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Lost Horses – Mark Saha
(Reviewed by Don Jung) Mark Saha writes about his characters in a snappy fast-paced style about life and their horses. This is a collection of seven short stories that indirectly talks about how man has replaced the companionship of a … Continue reading →
Posted in Historical Fiction, Short stories
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Tagged horses, short stories
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Nairobi Noir (Akashic Noir Series) – edited by Peter Kimani
(reviewed by JD Jung) > “In this concrete jungle, the hunters and herders live on. As do the hunted…” This summarizes the essence of Nairobi Noir, a collection of fourteen stories released early this year from the Akashic Noir Series. … Continue reading →
Posted in African Literature, Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Dark/Sordid/Bizarre, Noir-esque fiction, World Literature
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Tagged contemporary fiction, Kenya, Nairobi, noir, short stories
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Berkeley Noir (Akashic Noir Series) edited by Jerry Thompson and Owen Hill
(reviewed by JD Jung) “I arrived in Berkeley, back in 1991. A Berkeley that seemed to be still living off the fumes of the late sixties, which were fumes so strong you might just want to breathe them in all … Continue reading →
Posted in Dark/Sordid/Bizarre, Noir-esque fiction, Short stories
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Tagged dark, noir, San Francisco, short stories
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Retablos: Stories From a Life Lived Along the Border – Octavio Solis
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “…the shit on the border never changes. There will always be those who want to come across, and those who want to keep them where they are…I think it’s really a condition of our culture: it’s … Continue reading →
Posted in Bios and Memoirs, Immigration, World Issues
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Tagged memoirs, Mexican-American, short stories
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Miscreants, Murderers, and Thieves: a collection of short stories about devious behavior – edited by Samuel W. Reed
(reviewed by JD Jung) When I started reading Miscreants, Murderers, and Thieves, I was hoping for raw and gritty stories. I immediately discovered that I would have to change my expectations. Once I did that, I appreciated this eclectic collection. … Continue reading →
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Short stories
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Tagged crime fiction, short stories
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