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Jessica Treat
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Sketchbook of goodreads fame brought this excellent blog to my attention, Exploring Fictions, by Douglas Messerli (founder of Sun & Moon Press).
http://exploringfictions.blogspot.com/
Here, for example, is Messerli's post on Thomas Bernhard's Woodcutters:
http://exploringfictions.blogspot.com...
and here is one on Juan Goytisolo:
http://exploringfictions.blogspot.com...
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Here, for example, is Messerli's post on Thomas Bernhard's Woodcutters:
http://exploringfictions.blogspot.com...
and here is one on Juan Goytisolo:
http://exploringfictions.blogspot.com...
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Not a Chance: Fictions
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A Robber in the House
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Meat Eaters & Plant Eaters
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Pp/Ff: An Anthology
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Wreckage of Reason: An Anthology of Contemporary Xxperimental Prose by Women Writers
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Chick Lit 2: No Chick Vics
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Quick Fiction 6
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Virago Book of "Writing Women": Wild Cards
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"Wild Plums" (Poetry)
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recent prose poem, written at Civitella Ranieri, Umbertide, Italia.
"Meeting M." (Literature & Fiction)
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updated Mar 29, 2010 04:33pm
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relatively new short story, first appeared in the anthology, "The Nine Muses," then the "Boston Fiction Festival Anthology." Will be included in my new collection.
An excerpt from my novella, "Honda" (Literature & Fiction)
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section 3 of "Honda" (also titled "Honda"), narrated by the somewhat loopy Melanie Maddox.
"The Women of Nijar" (Literature & Fiction)
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story set in Almeria, Spain and published in my first book, "A Robber in the House."
A Very Short Story (which features a cute dog). (Literature & Fiction)
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This story is posted for Warren-Walter, Robert Barnett Newman & all other dog lovers on Goodreads.
First published in Gargoyle 51, it will be included in my new collection.
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Ever since I read Jessica Treat's piece "Little Bitches", I've been itching to get my hands on her printed work. I finally ordered "A Robber in the House" as part of my birthday haul and I wasn't disappointed.
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― Graham Greene, Ways of Escape
― Graham Greene, Ways of Escape
“To my mind, a well-developed sense of humor is the surest indication of a person's humanity, no matter how black and bitter that humor may be.”
― Thomas Ligotti
― Thomas Ligotti
“We ought to view ourselves with the same curiosity and openness with which we study a tree, the sky or a thought, because we too are linked to the entire universe.
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― Henri Matisse
“It is not so much where my motivation comes from but rather how it manages to survive.”
― Louise Bourgeois
― Louise Bourgeois
“Do you know a cure for me?"
Why yes," he said, "I know a cure for everything. Salt water."
Salt water?" I asked him.
Yes," he said, "in one way or the other. Sweat, or tears, or the salt sea.”
― Karen Blixen, Seven Gothic Tales
Why yes," he said, "I know a cure for everything. Salt water."
Salt water?" I asked him.
Yes," he said, "in one way or the other. Sweat, or tears, or the salt sea.”
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Just viewed the remake of "Brighton Rock." The nicest thing I can is that it's a complete catastrophe ! Thank director Rowan Joffe.
"This year, all the elements are in place for another memorable YouTube worthy show." Must check for Kai on YouTube. (Once I'm back at home, where YouTube isn't blocked.)" In the movie they were played by Frank Sinatra and Vivian Blaine; on Broadway, they were most recently played by Nathan Lane and Faith Prince. At Housatonic, Nathan will be played by Kai Haaland of Lakeville and Adelaide will be brought to life by local theater veteran Ellie Yahn of Sharon."
http://www.tcextra.com/news/publish/f...
True story! I think the pit bulls come into the dream because... I'll admit, one night when insomnia was rearing its ugly head, I watched a marathon of the show Pit Bulls and Parolees. I got hooked.And of course, JLE is always on my mind...
Last night I had a bizzarro dream with a bunch of Goodreaders in it. I believe we were all at a benefit for pit bulls. Who should come up to me but JLE!!! He said, "Books Ring My Bell! Are you still friends with that writer and would she be open to a tryst?"So I woke up with a grin.
Also strange: In the dream he was sans porn stache.
Had such a wonderful/fascinating time meeting you face to face. Thanks again for making the drive. Looking forward to the next time.
I love it there so much! I hope to be able to call a little after 5. Bad news over here, but hopefully we can still work something out for Sunday.
How could you think you are not special!?!? It is merely the conflation of a series of extraordinary events!(said a mere tenth of the way along the journey.)
Not I, said the fly. Virtually, of course.Thank you for the friending. Let us continue our rampant over-indulgence unabated.
Thanks! It wasn't a mobile. It was stationary... and at MoMA. I have no idea who sculpted it. I love the Michelle/Montambo channeling!!!!
Thanks so much for all your great recommendations! I've actually had the Miranda July book on my shelves for years and have never opened it. I loved her movie and her performance art, plus I think she went to my high school, so I'm not sure why I've never got around to reading it. Thanks for reminding me about her.The other leads sound good too. I often find it sort of trying to read whole short story books by one author, but I imagine it's edifying and maybe I'll get better at it. Also, it's too hard to review an anthology on here!
you know I think of him often and at the oddest times... he stayed with me for about 4 days way back when--was that april 2008? when he read at my college and visited some classes. miss him.
I have that poster framed above my fireplace. :)
(I'm being nosy, sorry!
I remember that, we saw a video as I recall. He had a great time, I remember that much very well. I was listening to some of his music the other day (The Injured Boys). I miss him too.
Thanks Chairy! I WANT that bookshelf! I've had Mau on the brain lately and it has spurred me on to check in with my GR pals.
Happy Birthday Jessica! Hope you have an awesome day.(No actual sock monkey's were harmed in the making of this birthday cake.)
Now when do we get to see YOUR top 50 favorite short stories list?:)
(That's a "i'm trying to butter you up so I can see the list" smile...)
Jessica wrote: "how strange! your link takes me to a review of Donald Trump's book, How to Get Rich... !" bloody hell, a lot of the links have gone weird on me too. What's happening man?
OK, you asked for it. The link works fine for me, must be some mid-Atlantic glitch.blimey Paul that was quick. I'm still compiling mine and finding it hard to exclude. Plus I'm heavily influenced by what I've read recently, last few years, and I'm sure my list would change each month. Also some stuff I've read from the library and loved (eg Junot Diaz's Drown and a collection of Ann Beattie's - both of whom appear on your list) but can't remember the titles and enough about them to add here.
Anyway here's my list-in-progress so that we can compare, not in any order at all, just bunged down as I recall them. Sorry there's more than fifty, I will slim them down and do a proper list asap.
Doris Lessing - One off the Short List
- To Room Nineteen
both these stories are in 'A Man and Two Women' - they are respectively the first and last stories. The copy I've got is a Panther one which has a naked woman looking dreamy/sexy with that title above. Great. This collection dates from the 60s (around her 'Golden Notebook' period) and is Lessing at her best, I think.
for some reason though the cover shown on GR is for another book entirely, some kid's cookbook.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15283...
hang on though - here's another link to the correct cover:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13279...
that's the one I have.
Lydia Davis - Mr Knockly http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48842...
Agnes Owen - Bus Queue
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59684...
Jerry Bumpus - A Lament to Wolves: got to know about this through GR (Jessica Treat recommendation, thanks Jessica). I had to buy it from the University and it had a much better cover than the one displayed.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32408...
Wallace Stegner - The Sweetness of Twisted Apples (which made me think of Winnesburg, Ohio, but I haven't chosen one from there as they are too linked up)http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10804...
William Goyen - Precious Door http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21041...
VS Pritchett - Cocky Olly http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19839...
Robert Walser - The Job Application - I read this in a book called 'The Walk' but haven't GRed it yet, will do.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16031...
Breece D'J Pancake - Tribolites http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52762...
David Constantine - A Paris Story http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15021...
Ota Pavel - They Can Even Kill You (difficult to separate out these stories too) - another GR recommendation from Meg (no longer on GR alas). My favourite book I read in 2009, but also up there with the great books in my life.
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/573...
Graham Greene - The Destructors http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/451...
Bernard McLaverty - Up the Coast http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/124...
Walter de la Mare - The Wharf http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30960...
E M Forster - The Machine Stops
I read this in school along with three others on this list: D H lawrence's Odour of Chrysanthemums, Graham Greene's The Destructors and Katherine Mansfield's Daughters of the Late Colonel - in a fantastic 60s modern stories anthology (it also included Conrad's The Secret Sharer which also nearly made it on to this list). However here's a link to the one on GR:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/47118...
Diane Williams (difficult because effect is cumulative) - Pornography
Hold on to yourself, Williams has a right go, weird and subversive
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/196...
Carver - Cathedral
- They're not yourhusband
- A Small Good Thing
- Menudo
- Will You Please Be Quiet Please
others I nearly included: So MUch Water So Close to home; WWTAWWTAL; Elephant
Gerard Donovan - Harry Dietz
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/455...
Tom Franklin - Poachers
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/432...
Flannery O'Connor - A Good Man is Hard to Find
In this book, http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/644...
as is this one:
Eudora good-at-belching Welty - No Place for You, My Love
another Eudora makes it too:
- Why I lIve at the P.O.
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/489...
William Sansom - The Equilibriad
I read this in 'Among the Dahlias' not on GR. I hope it is in this one, but I don't know:
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/390...
Rebecca Brown - the honeymoon one http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/348...
Uwem Akpan - My Parent's Bedroom
very very powerful stories in his collection, maybe not the greatest writer in the world
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/539...
Samual Beckett - The Expelled
- My First Love (my first Beckett)
I haven't GRed this yet but I read both these in an earlier version of this:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12728...
and The Expelled is in quite-a-good-anthology 'The Existential Imagination:
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/483...
Chekhov - Lady with the Lapdog http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20829...
Robert Stone - Under the Pitons http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/422...
William Trevor - Good News http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59955...
Alan Sillitoe - The Ragman's Daughter http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/402...
Tobias Wolf - The Night in Question
maybe Bullet in the Brain is better, both are from: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25137...
James baldwin - Going to Meet the Man
I read this in the anthology 'The Penguin Book of International Short Stories 1945-85' (aka 'The Art of the Tale' in the USA). It also has Eudora Welty's story No Place for You My love: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/387...
Ben Okri - Stars of the New Curfew http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/370...
Isaac Babel - My First Goose http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/363...
Grace Paley - The Pink Pale Roast http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/348...
Alice Munro - Fits
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31659...
John Cheever - The Reunion ( maybe this is a bit slight compared to the riches of say The Enormous Radio or the House Breaker of Shady Hill, or even the one in this book, Goodbye, My Brother) http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11891...
Joel Lane - The Quiet Hours.(This story is about Charles Beaumont, who had some disease that sped up his metabolism and made hm prematurely age, but it's not necessary to know that). Joel is my mate, so I'm biased, I remember the night he brought this along to the writer's group and I was stunned, and still am.
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/278...
Thomas Disch - Casablanca
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93887...
Richard Bausch - Fatality
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35396...
Proulx - Brokeback Mountain
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27999...
Tim Winton - Aquifer
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34388...
D H Lawrence - The Odour of Chrysanthemums - although I didn't read it in the book at the other end of this link
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21253...
Joyce carol Oates - Wild saturday
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13701...
Gogol - Diary of a Madman
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22638...
same as Paul:
Salinger - Perfect Day for Bananafish (the copy of 'For Esme with Love and Squalor' shown is not the edition I have)
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5116
Thom Jones - The Pugilist at Rest
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10117...
bubbling under - Fahrenheit Twins Michel Faber
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12306...
Richard Ford - Rock Springs
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26936...
James Kelman - Not not While the Giro (I know you don't like him...)
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18605...
Philip O Ceallaigh - Retreat From Moscow
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42504...
Nancy Lee - East
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/82925...
Paul Bowles - A Distant Episode
this book
Lorrie Moore - Peed Onk one (as Paul)
Katherine Mansfield - Daughters of the Late colonel
Paul Bryant challenged me to do a top fifty stories and I had to include Joel's one about Charles Beaumont called 'The Quiet Hours' http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/168...
(scroll down to see my top fifty stories..)
sorry I keep thinking my con=mments will show up here and they don't, so I've pasted my reply:oh yes - Lane is my mate, in my writers' group, so I'm biased, but his novella 'The Witnesses are Gone' just won a Shirley Jackson Novella award, so it's not just me.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63888...
Donovan - I only know one book of his, a collection of stories (naturally), and it was a prize from The Short Review. I was knocked out by one partidular story.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38200...
James Hanley is an uneven writer, bit weird, intense and strange. I liked Sailor's Song and Boy.
at the moment only a launch is planned, but the Press do a lot of readings at festivals etc, so I expect stuff to happen. My problem is full time work! There's posters and stuff done with the proper cover- I'll try and post it.
My favourite authors? If you mean Henry Green and James Hanley you should read them .. there's one you know quite well though - you.
