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Marion’s Eight All-Time Favorite Short Stories (Part Two)

by | Dec 20, 2023 | , , , , , ,

  I recently posted part one of my all-time favorite short stories. Here is the second half of my list and represents the short fiction that has stayed with me as a reader. 5) Galapago by Kali Fajardo-Anstine: This story comes from the excellent short story...

Marion’s Eight All-Time Favorite Short Stories (Part One)

by | Dec 15, 2023 | , , , , ,

Over the past couple of years, I have read more short stories. Short stories have added an extra dimension to my reading life and diversified my reading. I have become a bona fide short story reader and these eight stories are my all-time favorites. I've divided my...

Wisdom From Kammbia Story Review 22: The Little Heidelberg by Isabel Allende

by | May 4, 2023 | , , , ,

"The Little Heidelberg is a tavern a certain distance from the capital and located on a hill surrounded by banana groves; there, besides good music and invigorating air, they offer a unique aphrodisiac stew made heady with a combination of spices, too heavy for the...

Wisdom From Kammbia Story Review 16: George by Terry Bisson

by | Jan 16, 2023 | , , , , ,

I have a question. As a parent, would you allow your child born with wings to have them removed? That question gets answered in Terry Bisson's short story George from his award-winning collection, Bears Discover Fire. The parents in this story have just given birth to...

Wisdom From Kammbia Story Review 13: Can You Wear My Eyes by Kalamu ya Salaam

by | Dec 19, 2022 | , , , , , ,

"A man should never know a woman's secret life; men cannot stand so much reality. Their fragile egos can't cope. It's like they say in Zimbabwe: men are children and women are mothers. Being a child is about innocence, about not knowing the realities that adults deal...

Wisdom From Kammbia Story Review 5: Galapago by Kali Fajardo-Anstine

by | Mar 9, 2022 | , , , , , ,

  I have stated recently that I'm reading more short stories as a part of my reading life. As much as I love reading novels, I'm appreciating the short story on its own terms. Last year, I read an excellent short story collection, Sabrina & Corina by Kali...

Wisdom From Kammbia Story Review 4: L’Alchimista by N.K. Jemisin

by | Mar 5, 2022 | , , , , , ,

I have read a lot more short stories in the past year.  I have always considered short stories the stepchildren of contemporary fiction.  Novels are the alpha and omega for most contemporary fiction (literary & genre) readers.  Novellas (short novels between...

Wisdom From Kammbia Story Review 3: Speech Sounds by Octavia E. Butler

by | May 23, 2021 | , , , , , ,

What if you lived in a society where speaking is a threat to the social order? Octavia Butler speculated on the aforementioned question in her Hugo Award-winning short story, Speech Sounds. I came across this story when it was discussed on the Novel Pairing Podcast....

Wisdom From Kammbia Story Review 2: Timeskip by Charles de Lint

by | Sep 1, 2019 | , , , , , ,

  Charles de Lint is one of the few authors I have read for over twenty-five years. His novels and stories set in the fictional city of Newford have been delightful to read for a long time. Timeskip is one of de Lint's best and well-known stories about a ghost...

Wisdom From Kammbia Story Review 1: Haven by Alice Munro

by | Aug 29, 2019 | , , , , ,

For the past week, I have been in the mood to read short stories.  I don't know why that mood for short stories came because I'm not a huge short story reader.  However, I have decided not to dismiss it and go with this sudden feeling for short stories.   I wrote a...

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