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Thanks for the invitation to join the Short Story Lovers Group!
I look forward to buying the Best American Short Stories every September and this year is no exception. I haven't had time to delve into the book yet but I will post a comment as soon as I do.
Hey -- the New York Times has a discussion thread going about the short story, even as we speak!
Here's what they write:
"The author Stephen King was the editor of “The Best American Short Stories 2007.” He writes that although he read many good short stories, many seemed 'show-offy rather than entertaining, self-important rather than interesting, guarded and self-conscious rather than gloriously open, and worst of all, written for editors and teachers rather than for readers.'"
That's quite a statement by Stephen King, isn't it?
Here's the liink for the discussion:
http://news.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10...
Here's what they write:
"The author Stephen King was the editor of “The Best American Short Stories 2007.” He writes that although he read many good short stories, many seemed 'show-offy rather than entertaining, self-important rather than interesting, guarded and self-conscious rather than gloriously open, and worst of all, written for editors and teachers rather than for readers.'"
That's quite a statement by Stephen King, isn't it?
Here's the liink for the discussion:
http://news.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10...

"There are so few amateur readers left… it is not surprising that stories are being written for editors and teachers, since they are the main audience."

Anybody read the latest volume of Best American Short Stories yet -- the one edited by King? I'd love to hear what people think of it.


Pushcart is good for that as well.


Thanks Geoff for enlightening me. The best way for me to acquaint myself with unrecognized writers is through anthologies. Although for some, my unrecognized writer might be ^you mean you have never heard of so and so^?

Perhaps I am more attuned to Amy than I suspected I`d be. Now it is imperative that I add to my present joy and join her club. I have never read it, but was much impressed with the movie.