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An annual collection of short stories, essays, and poetry published in magazines and by small presses. In "Grounded," a mother…
joins her son, who is running away from home. In "Oxygen," a man recalls one summer he spent delivering oxygen tanks to dying people. Descriptions of sex and strong languageSixty-five selections of short fiction, essays, and poetry published first by noncommercial American presses and magazines. "My Father, Dancing" by…
Bliss Broyard is her first published work. "A Thousand Buddhas," an essay about giving and receiving a massage, is by Brenda Miller, who once worked as a massage therapist. "Night Singing" is by the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, W.S. Merwin. Some strong languageDétresse et nostalgie (Essais et fiction)
Par Yolande Bastarache. 2023
In this series of short stories, Yolande Bastarache at once describes the feeling of her childhood in her family and…
native village, and the distress of her life as a mother, helpless in the face of the illness that took her two children away from her. Comprising 16 short stories, this collection takes us through various periods of Yolande Bastarache's life, from childhood to adulthood. Written in a poetic language, Détresse et nostalgie plunges us into a universe that is both gentle and tempestuous, where the hazards of everyday life meet the horizon of the elusive. These stories invite us to meet a woman with an inquisitive gaze, left standing in the face of the inconceivable.Here in the (Middle) of Nowhere
Par Anastacia-Renee. 2024
In this bold hybrid collection of poetry, flash fiction, and Afrofuturism sci-fi, the award-winning interdisciplinary writer and author of Side Notes…
from the Archivist explores what happens when god is a Black woman in a town. What happens when there are multiple universes in the middle of nowhere?And what if in each universe there reigned other Black woman gods? One million versions of god, and one million saints to watch over us? And what if this Black woman god were placed here on earth?These are just a few of the questions Anastacia-Reneé asks in this daring and mind-bending hybrid collection. Hers is a universe of striking variety—monsters, nontraditional saints, witches, zombies, the couple in the apartment next door, the wise elders from down the block, and gods watching over us all—as well as community and connectedness.With a prose storyline and characters that connect through family, time, and place, Anastacia-Reneé paints world(s) rich with wonder and the paranormal as she peers into the lives of everyday people and spectacular creatures inhabiting not just our neighborhoods, but other dimensions. Here in the (Middle) of Nowhere is about interstellar ancestry, community and spirituality. It is about the things we invoke, conjure, and rely on to maintain joy as we keep it moving through difficult eras. Anastacia-Reneé’s power imbues her spellbinding storytelling with lovingly rendered characters brought to life in lyrical poetry. She builds worlds within worlds and dares us to fully see and love ourselves in all our complexity.The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings: Poems, Tales, Essays, And Reviews
Par Edgar Allan Poe. 2003
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings is a collection that displays the full force of Edgar…
Allen Poe's mastery of both Gothic horror and the short story form. This Penguin Classics edition is edited with an introduction and notes by David Galloway.This selection of Poe's critical writings, short fiction and poetry demonstrates his intense interest in aesthetic issues, and the astonishing power and imagination with which he probed the darkest corners of the human mind. 'The Fall of the House of Usher' is a slow-burning Gothic horror, describing the final hours of a family tormented by tragedy and the legacy of the past. In 'The Tell-Tale Heart', a murderer's insane delusions threaten to betray him, while stories such as 'The Pit and the Pendulum', 'The Raven' and 'The Cask of Amontillado' explore extreme states of decadence, fear and hate. In his introduction David Galloway re-examines the myths surrounding Poe's life and reputation. This edition includes a new chronology and suggestions for further reading.Although dissipated in his youth and plagued by mental instability towards the end of his life, Boston-born Edgar Allan Poe (1809-49) had a variety of occupations, including service in the US army and magazine editor, as well as his remarkable literary output.If you enjoyed The Fall of the House of Usher, you might like Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto, also available in Penguin Classics.'The most original genius that America has produced'Alfred, Lord Tennyson'Poe has entered our popular consciousness as no other American writer'The New York Times Book Review