If you have never read any of Daphne du Maurier’s stories before then After Midnight: Thirteen Tales for the Dark Hours would be a tremendous place to start. This new collection of some of her most well-known and memorable short stories pulls together an exceptionally strong line-up which highlights her versatility – there’s a mix … Continue reading After Midnight | Daphne du Maurier| This Reading Life
I started reading Mrs Reinhardt and other stories by Edna O’Brien at the beginning of the year for Cathy and Kim’s yearlong Edna O’Brien project. I read five of the stories bef…| This Reading Life
‘The Spectre Bridegroom’ and ‘The Pride of the Village’ by Washington Irving, from The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. (1819–20), in ‘Rip van Winkle’, ‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’ & Other Stories. Wordsworth Classics, 2009. Two tales about true love, yet one’s a tragedy and the other a comedy; one is set in rural England, another … Continue reading Death and the maiden: #ShortStorySeptember| Calmgrove Books
By William Lychack My friendship with Miles Harvey goes back 35 years, back to our MFA days at the University of Michigan. Hardly a week goes by when we’re not on the phone or writing emails or even visiting in real life to go bowling, and I shudder to think where my life would be| Hypertext Magazine - Publishing fiction, essays, poetry, visual art, & interv...
