I met Mia for the first time at my tennis club. A small Chinese woman with dark brown eyes and short-cropped black hair, she greeted me with a heavy Chinese accent.
"Are you Ken?" she asked.
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Creative Nonfiction
It's kick-off time for the Long Story Short Award, Short Edition's inter-university contest!
We’re calling for poetry, short fiction and creative nonfiction (7,500 characters or less - spaces included) from students attending one of our 14 partnering universities. All submissions will be considered for international publication on our Short Story Dispensers worldwide and there are cash prizes to be won for Juried Winners, Public Winners and Juried Runners-up.
Get ready for 3 months of fierce competition!
It's kick-off time for the Long Story Short Award, Short Edition's inter-university contest!
We’re calling for poetry, short fiction and creative nonfiction (7,500 characters or less - spaces included) from students attending one of our 14 partnering universities. All submissions will be considered for international publication on our Short Story Dispensers worldwide and there are cash prizes to be won for Juried Winners, Public Winners and Juried Runners-up.
Get ready for 3 months of fierce competition!
Reading the latest issue of Short Circuit is like opening a Christmas cracker, you’ll never know just what you’ll get! From a young princess slaying the great green two-headed plague dragon to a life changing encounter between two strangers at a train station in Philadelphia, we hope you’re up for a wide range of emotions!
Happy reading!
Reading the latest issue of Short Circuit is like opening a Christmas cracker, you’ll never know just what you’ll get! From a young princess slaying the great green two-headed plague dragon to a life changing encounter between two strangers at a train station in Philadelphia, we hope you’re up for a wide range of emotions!
Happy reading!
The Short Story Station is a bigger and bolder outdoor version of the iconic Short Story Dispenser, ready to stand against hail storms, monsoons and heatwaves.
Imagine being able to read fiction on the fly, outdoors, poolside, while passing through town, the park, campus… By popular demand in the market, we are now ready to install the first Short Story Stations in iconic locations!
The Short Story Station is a bigger and bolder outdoor version of the iconic Short Story Dispenser, ready to stand against hail storms, monsoons and heatwaves.
Imagine being able to read fiction on the fly, outdoors, poolside, while passing through town, the park, campus… By popular demand in the market, we are now ready to install the first Short Story Stations in iconic locations!
Courtesy of the Seattle Public Library and the Library’s Foundation, another Short Story Dispenser has landed in Seattle! The latest Short Story Dispenser is in the heart of the central library, which happens to be one of the most spectacular libraries in the world. The first installation is out in the community at one of the oldest coffee shops on Beacon Hill, The Station.
We are proud to help the Seattle Public Library fulfill its mission to bring culture and literature to the community, both inside and out!
Courtesy of the Seattle Public Library and the Library’s Foundation, another Short Story Dispenser has landed in Seattle! The latest Short Story Dispenser is in the heart of the central library, which happens to be one of the most spectacular libraries in the world. The first installation is out in the community at one of the oldest coffee shops on Beacon Hill, The Station.
We are proud to help the Seattle Public Library fulfill its mission to bring culture and literature to the community, both inside and out!
I met Mia for the first time at my tennis club. A small Chinese woman with dark brown eyes and short-cropped black hair, she greeted me with a heavy Chinese accent.
"Are you Ken?" she asked.
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The bunny soft glow falls languid,
seeping into the fibers I so tenderly draped
over the prostrate
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They note eye color, and measure height and weight. They examine throats, inspect ears, check the state of teeth. They monitor heart beats, document genders, and write down ages. They record the ... [+]