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Sociological study of one of my BROTHERS stories

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I was surprised to find out that one of the stories in my new story collection BROTHERS, FATHERS, AND OTHER STRANGERS, was made the subject of a sociological study. It was in an Indonesian journal. Other than that the facts the study was based on (my background for one and those of the characters) all seemed to be wrong (using Google Translate to decipher this) and that I have no idea what all the sociological mumbo jumbo is all about, it still seems pretty amazing--I can now say, "A story of mine was the subject of a sociological study." The story originally appeared in Fiction on the Web (Charlie Fish, Editor) and is called "Reaching for the Sky." Here's the link to the abstract of the article if you're interested (in English--see, I wasn't making this up!): https://www.readcube.com/articles/10....

New story collection now available!

Brothers, Fathers, and Other Strangers, the new story collection from Mitchell Waldman is now available on Amazon!

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/195...

The book includes a series of stories about the members of a melded family headed by two parents who married after the death of one’s spouse and the other’s bitter divorce from her husband. These stories include examinations of the relationships in the family of stepbrothers from small children to adulthood, and their relationships with their stepparents and their natural parents, as well as the relationship of two adult blood brothers who haven’t seen each other in years, but are reunited at the death bed of their estranged father.

Also included is a series of stories about Hitler. These stories investigate Adolf in his garden, question what might have happened if he had emigated to the States before..., or if, after...he were confronted after escaping his bunker to a South American jungle. And what would happen if a man (a Jewish dentist, no less) started seeing images and hearing voices addressed to him as if he were the very reincarnation of the monster himself?

And there are stories about people in work environments, the people you work with. In a series of stories about work and its effects on individuals, you may begin to wonder if really know your fellow workers like you thought you did. What are their secret stories, what effect does the corporate atmosphere have on them and their personal lives both in their working days and when their working days are suddenly ended?

You'll also find stories regarding how a moment suspended in time can change one’s life forever. And stories of people living lives of desperation and those desperately seeking better lives, looking for answers for what has happened to get them where they are.

In all there are 40 stories and flash fiction pieces in this collection, many of which have been published in literary magazines, such as Short Story Town,The MacGuffin, Down in the Dirt, Five Fishes Journal, Foliate Oak Literary Magazine, Random Sample, The Waterhouse Review, The Piker Press, Crack the Spine, Milk Sugar, Kairos Literary Magazine, Corvus Review, Ginosko Literary Journal, Greensilk Journal, Fictive Dream, Litsnack, Spelk, Literally Stories, The Flash Fiction Press, The Fear of Monkeys, Crack the Spine, Baby Lawn Literature, Euonia Review, Writing Raw, The Legendary, Fiction on the Web, Furtive Dalliance, and Scarlet Leaf Review.

Reviews of BROTHERS, FATHERS, AND OTHER STRANGERS coming out end of September!

Mitchell Waldman's new short story collection, BROTHERS, FATHERS, AND OTHER STRANGERS, due out at the end of September, is already garnering some great reviews! Of the work readers have already said that: "Waldman has crafted a nuanced and engaging collection. His stories set us on an emotional tightrope, daring us to forgo a safety net, while seducing us to look down and discover who we are. Sometimes poignantly devastating, and other times savagely funny, he guides us through family trauma, corporate America, and faithful understanding to remind us if we can be less of a stranger to the world, maybe we can be less of a stranger to ourselves." (Josh Penzone, author of The Court of Vintage Woods: Linked Stories). Readers have also said that "Brothers, Fathers, and Other Strangers is remarkable for its scope, honesty, imagination, social sensitivity, and moral concern." (Robert Wexelblatt, author of The Thirteenth Studebaker, Hsi-wei Tales, etc.) And it has been said that "[I]n Brothers, Fathers, and Other Strangers, Waldman explores masculinity, but not stereotypical masculinity. In these stories, you will see men battling their memories and emotions as they attempt to come to grips with their pasts and make a way for their lives. Waldman sets his work in reality with a dash of fantasy and the occasional twist ending. Waldman is doing something special in the short story form, and his stories will entertain, enlighten, and elate." (Hardy Jones, author of Resurrection of Childhood: A Memoir, and Every Bitter Thing). For more information on the book, visit https://mitchwaldman.homestead.com/Br... .

New story collection coming out the end of September!

My new short story collection, BROTHERS, FATHERS, AND OTHER STRANGERS is due out the end of September.

Getting some great reviews so far.

Check it out at:

https://mitchwaldman.homestead.com/Br...

New poems

Thanks to Eric Evans and The Bond Street Review for publishing my poems "Hello?" and "Father" this week in their Summer 2021 issue.
The link to download the issue: https://07beb0ba-6587-4c54-9285-12721...

Baseball Dreams

Read "Baseball Dreams," a new story about what can go wrong for a boy in little league baseball at Down in the Dirt Magazine--

http://scars.tv/dirt/dirt185jul21/Des...

New story

Check out my story "After the Layoff" now at Short Story Town and which will also be included in my new story collection BROTHERS, FATHERS, AND OTHER STRANGERS, due out from Adelaide Books at the end of September, 2021.

https://www.shortstorytown.com/?fbcli...

New story

http://www.bewilderingstories.com/iss...

Read my new story "Auschwitz Dreams" at Bewildering Stories.

Thanks.

New poetry

https://www.thegsj.com/poetry-2-sprin...

New poem "A Forest Somewhere" at The Greensilk Journal.

Books you haven't read but should!

Have you recently read an underrated book you think everyone should read?

Check out GREAT BOOKS YOU HAVEN'T READ at: https://mwaldman.wixsite.com/greatboo...

and send us your suggestions and reviews for addition there!