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SSBC Podcast: Lynn Thorne

5 Jun 20206 Jun 2020

On today’s episode, we chat with Lynn Thorne, author of Who Am I If You’re Not You? The book chronicles the all-true story of unconditional love between Jennifer and Marc,…

Women On Top

26 Jun 202027 Jun 2020

Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky I want to meet the women in this collection of short stories by Michelle Miller. They are not perfect, and some even have some characteristics that…

The Shorts: A Collection of Original Short Stories

19 Jun 202020 Jun 2020

Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky In the forward to this collection of short stories, author Lise Spence-Parsons explains that she wrote each story using writing prompts--randomly drawing two cards with ideas…

SSBC Podcast: Dima Alzayat

13 Jun 202014 Jun 2020

Dima Alzayat was born in Damascus, Syria, grew up in San Jose, California, and now lives in Manchester. She talks with us in this episode about the title story of…

The Sisters

12 Jun 202013 Jun 2020

Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky When you start reading this short story by thriller author J.S. Ellis, you think you have an inkling of where it is going. A tale of…

It’s Only The Dream That Counts: Short Stories From Around The World

5 Jun 202013 Jun 2020

Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky This collection of short stories by Israeli/French-born author and teacher Arye Dreyfus takes place in various places around the world, but the commonalities are that the…

Maps Of Bliss And Rage

29 May 202013 Jun 2020

Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky This collection of eight completely different, unrelated short stories will take you on a trip to eight different and unexpected locations and introduce you to a…

Ugly Things We Hide

22 May 202013 Jun 2020

Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky This short novel by M. Ocampo McIvor will take you on a journey that will have you feeling happy, sad, reminiscent, confused, and indignant, and will…

Tiny Shoes Dancing

15 May 202013 Jun 2020

Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky This collection of short stories by author Audrey Kalman left me feeling both introspective and unfulfilled. Unfulfilled because the stories end on what appears to be…

Columns: A Collection of Short Stories

9 May 202020 Jun 2020

Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky "Love, laugh, cry, and dream, these are the emotions I hope will rise within you as you read them. These stories are my columns," says David…

Paradise

1 May 202027 Jun 2020

Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky Author Kevin Scott Olson packs a lot into this short story: a holocaust survivor, a Navy SEAL, terrorism, and an unexpected but not unwelcome flirtation at…

Evidence of the Affair

10 Apr 202027 Jun 2020

Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky In this modern age of emails and texting, it is rare for individuals to write letters to one another, but it is through this long-lost medium…