Tag Archives: short stories
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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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Sydney Noir (Akashic Noir Series) – John Dale (Editor)
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Noir is as much a part of Sydney’s character as frangipanis and cockroaches, rusted iron lace and sandstone terraces, torrential rain and potholed roads.” “Crime and Sydney have always been inseparable: a deep vein of corruption … Continue reading →
Posted in Revisited
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Tagged Australian fiction, Crime, noir, short stories, Sydney
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Amsterdam Noir (Akashic Noir Series) -René Appel and Josh Pachter (Editors), Josh Pachter (Translator)
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “It wasn’t until he’d come to see me a dozen times that he told me he wanted to concentrate on women who looked like the victims who’d escaped from him his first time around.” This man … Continue reading →
Posted in Noir-esque fiction, Short stories, World Literature
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Tagged Amsterdam, crime fiction, noir, short stories, translated literature
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Fight No More: Stories – Lydia Millet
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “South Africans were rumored to be rapists. The white ones especially.” Nina, a single real estate agent specializing in expensive Los Angeles homes was nervous about meeting a potential buyer. Little did she know that her … Continue reading →
Posted in Short stories
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Tagged family, fiction, Los Angeles, short stories
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The Sadness of Beautiful Things:Stories-Simon Van Booy
(Reviewed by JD Jung) The title, The Sadness of Beautiful Things, provides an accurate description as well as the essence of the stories in this short book. These eight tales take a somber look at life and memories and reveal … Continue reading →
Posted in Short stories
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Tagged death, life, love, short stories
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Stone Baby: Stories – Michelle Sacks
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “… the rest of the continent kept pouring in, sure of nothing but the fact that this pitiful life, this half-life with no jobs, no home, no money, would still be better than before, better than … Continue reading →
Posted in African Literature, Immigration, Our Best, Short stories, World Literature
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Tagged drug addiction, immigrants, short stories, south Africa
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what if i got down on my knees? – Tony Rauch
(Reviewed by JD Jung) a series of romantic misadventures … Continue reading →
Posted in Humor & Satire, Romance, Short stories
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Tagged absurd, men's fiction, Romance, short stories, surreal
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Make Wizardry Great Again – Rednal Sua
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “We gotta put up a a wall. A yuuge wall around the the whole resort so nobody can get in unless they’re loaded with money or guns. Only pure-blooded Americans. And pure-blooded Scottish. And half-German, half-Scottish.” … Continue reading →
Posted in Humor & Satire, Political fiction, Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Mythology, Skinny reads
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Tagged Donald Trump, Harry Potter, satire, short stories
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