Rebecca Makkai, “Webster’s Last Stand” “Aubrey tried looking up edible cacti online, only to discover that ‘edible’ had been added to the list of restricted search terms, God only knew why. The computer still let her type the word, but then that blasted red-screen error message popped up, the eagle in one corner, the flag in the other, Bigly’s motto stretched across the bottom, and she read the message aloud to Scott, as if he hadn’t seen it before: An excess of false information exists … [Read more...] about ISSUE 68
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Karl Taro Greenfeld, “Tragic Flaw” “She had decided, early in tenth grade, that she would not be found wanting academically, and so goodbye DKNY slacks and Calvin Klein tops, Stella McCartney blouses and Balenciaga shoes, and from that point on, it was sweats and flip-flops, her body perpetually banished beneath layers of soft cotton, her outfits interchangeable, her style indistinguishable from any of six dozen other girls all striving in Pacific Point High School AP classes and desperately … [Read more...] about ISSUE 69
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Annesha Mitha, “No One Wants to Be Here Forever” “When Mrithika first came home, she expected, selfishly, that she would be taken care of. She didn’t account for the tumors found on the ultrasound screen, curled up with the dog’s wet organs. She didn’t understand how much care a small body like the dog’s could absorb. But now, the dog is fed pills stashed in Vienna sausages three times a day. She’s held until she falls asleep, and her messes are cleaned up with bleach that warps the … [Read more...] about ISSUE 70
Dummy Post for Fixing Bullet Points
Bullets from the visual editor. Notice that the text of this sentence renders differently than the font that follows the bullets. Can we change this in the stylesheet? Alas alack! Do these render the text lighter? If so, how do we fix it? What what what? … [Read more...] about Dummy Post for Fixing Bullet Points
My Constellation of 8: A Conversation with Esmé Weijun Wang
Next week, American Short Fiction will host the second installment of My Constellation of 8, a virtual events series featuring authors in conversation about the books that shaped their thinking and helped them grow as writers, as thinkers, and as people. On September 15th, we will join award-winning writer Esmé Weijun Wang in conversation about eight of her literary influences with ASF's Coeditor Adeena Reitberger and will benefit Green Apple Books, a trio of fiercely independent bookstores … [Read more...] about My Constellation of 8: A Conversation with Esmé Weijun Wang
My Constellation of 8: A Conversation With Roger Reeves
Please note that this event has already occurred, but the good news is that you can watch a recording of the event on Crowdcast here, in its entirety. Watch a Recording of the Event Here This fall, American Short Fiction will host three virtual events featuring some of today’s most exciting and celebrated writers. Unlike other virtual events, which importantly seek to promote and share a writer’s own work, we’re inviting Roger Reeves on August 25th, Esmé Weijun Wang on September 15th, … [Read more...] about My Constellation of 8: A Conversation With Roger Reeves