Glimmer Train Stories, #97

by Susan Burmeister-Brown, Lauren Green

Fall 2016 Issue

233 pages, Paperback

Published October 1, 2016

About the author

You will not find much biographical information around the web about Susan Burmeister-Brown. She co-founded Glimmer Train with her sister Linda B. Swanson-Davis, and Susan and Linda are the current editors of Glimmer Train, one of the top literary journals in the country. If you walk on to a college campus or find someone who follows contemporary literature, they might not know Susan, but they will certainly know her achievements and influence in the literary world. Glimmer Train has been publishing for 18 years, and the publication is consistently outstanding. Susan is a lover of fiction and stories.

Reviews

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good issue. Solid throughout, but there were definitely a few sparklers that stood out. Enjoyable all around the rest of the time too though.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great stories, as usual. Glimmer Train knows how to pick the best varied voices and themes that somehow make a cohesive whole.

For me, the standout story in this collection is "When We Hear Yellow" by Lauren Green.

[Sanjay Varma · Rating 5 out of 5]

The story by Wendy Rasmussen is delightful. It's about a romance between a refugee from the Gulf War, who is traumatized by the battles yet resilient, and an American woman who has recently lost her brother to suicide. The story is about how two wounded souls can help each other to heal. The narration is warm, playful, and has such affection for the characters and ambiguous situations.