Susan Shepherd

Let's Deconstruct a Story featuring Susan Shepherd talking about her Best American Short Story, "Baboons."

Let's Deconstruct a Story featuring Susan Shepherd
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Fiction: Truffles by Sarp Sozdinler Even when she smiles back, my wife’s face hardens like a henge of little rocks, her cheeks a pair of imploded sinkholes. But she looks as beautiful as ever.

"Even when she smiles back, my wife’s face hardens like a henge of little rocks, her cheeks a pair of imploded sinkholes. But she looks as beautiful as ever."

Today at jmww, new ficton from Sarp Sozdinier:

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Oh, this is just breathtakingly heartbreakingly beautiful.

Yes, and I have Amy's book and love it!

What a wonderful review of Baboons! I learned some things myself about the story. Thank you so much.

BASS 2024: Susan Shepherd, “Baboons” from Kenyon Review XLV.2 A few years ago, a tent city filled with people using drugs sprang up in Boston where I live, and my reporter friend was covering it. She described to me the nightmarish scenes inside the encampmen…

I enjoyed your story - esp. loved Ellie, perfect teenage vibes! Wrote about it (as I do all BASS stories) here:
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Gutted by more layoffs in this industry. I once barely scraped by thanks to one of these funds after being laid off by Vox. I've donated to a few of these now and I sure wish it wasn't this way. Give if you can. gofund.me/158560c8

The Best American Short Stories 2024 a book by Heidi Pitlor and Lauren Groff A collection of the year's best short stories, selected by celebrated bestselling author Lauren Groff, author of Matrix and The Vaster Wilds, and series editor Heidi Pitlor."There have never been as m...

I'm working my way through this year's Best American Short Stories and loving every one of them. It's amazing to be included in this group of stellar stories. Thank you Lauren Groff and Heidi Pitlor.
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The Best American Short Stories 2024 a book by Heidi Pitlor and Lauren Groff A collection of the year's best short stories, selected by celebrated bestselling author Lauren Groff, author of Matrix and The Vaster Wilds, and series editor Heidi Pitlor."There have never been as m...

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My story "Lambs" is out with the wonderful journal "One Story." Thanks to Karen Friedman, amazing editor, and Patrick Ryan for choosing it and making it so much better.

I just signed with Susan Golomb at the Writers House and I feel very lucky to have found such a kindred spirit.

I'm watching it now...

I LOVED the essay in Salon about stranger danger. I'm ordering the book now! When I finish I'll review it.

Just before my brilliant sister Gail Shepherd died, completely unexpectedly, she read one of my stories and told me I needed to write a book of linked stories. Tonight, two years later, I finished and sent it to an agent. She has been beside me, guiding me through. Bittersweet.

My story "Snakes" is a distinguished story in the Best American Short Stories thanks to Elizabeth McKenzie and the Chicago Quarterly Review for publishing it and the people at BASS for choosing it.

You need to do a full-on stand-up one man show of this shit my friend. I saw Eddie Izzard in NY do a two hour recitation of David Copperfield. It was amazing.

"I feel the old ache again—my friend, the hunger—"

And:

"The witch welcomes them with her own toothless grin...."

Wow! These stunning fairy tales by @cherylpappas.bsky.social in @ettereview.bsky.social 💙💙💙

Leopold | Bud Smith From the Magazine

Here’s a new short story of mine called “Leopold”, published by The Southwest Review. It’s a long one 10,000 words or so. t.co/xERnJTXcPP

People are missing. We are sorry that they have gone.

My story ‘City of Pigs’ from Granta magazine. https://granta.com/city-of-pigs/

This was just breathtaking...

New story from @elissafield.bsky.social. I never miss a chance to read her strong stuff!

You can always keep switching back and forth a hundred times like I do

this is a lovely tribute

Runaway