In “Strangers,” one of 12 stories in the linked collection “Bratwurst Haven” by Rachel King, the author juxtaposes loss with a tentative search for connection.
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“Reading Colorado” matches writers with all corners of the state’s diverse landscape
Edited by Peter Anderson, “Reading Colorado” reveals the quirks and grandeur of Colorado — with historian Tom Noel providing the road map.
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SunLit Excerpt: “Hurts” explores the hoop dreams of a complex high school sisterhood
“Hurts” From the short story collection “Mixed Company” Freshman year, Coach Sasser assigned Junebug, Isabel, and me to the junior varsity basketball team, where we wore the ill-fitting brown polyester uniforms of our high school, the Thomas Jefferson Spartans. On J.V. we were golden, thundering up and down the court with little form but much […]
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A psychic friend, a flirty phone salesman and a steady boyfriend: Where does love lie?
Jennifer Wortman is the author of the story collection, “This. This. This. Is. Love. Love. Love.” and a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship. Her work appears in TriQuarterly, Glimmer Train, Electric Literature, Copper Nickel and elsewhere. She serves as associate fiction editor for Colorado Review and teaches at Lighthouse Writers Workshop. An Ohio native, she […]
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Colorado author Jennifer Wortman compiled her short story collection around themes of love
Jennifer Wortman is the author of the story collection, “This. This. This. Is. Love. Love. Love.” and a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship. Her work appears in TriQuarterly, Glimmer Train, Electric Literature, Copper Nickel and elsewhere. She serves as associate fiction editor for Colorado Review and teaches at Lighthouse Writers Workshop. An Ohio native, she […]
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Two editors probed a paradox: Technology increasingly looks to nature — especially animals — for inspiration
Selena Chambers writes fiction and non-fiction from the swampy depths of North Florida. Her most recent work has appeared in such publications as Literary Hub, Luna Luna Magazine, and Beautiful Bizarre. She’s been nominated for several awards including the Hugo and two World Fantasy awards. Jason Heller is a Hugo Award-winning editor (formerly of Clarkesworld […]