literary snacks (vol 1): short stories, poems, and essays I loved this week
I thought we'd try something new over here since I'm trying to get myself to read more short fiction and creative nonfiction on a regular basis. While, as a writer, I think of myself as a novelist because that's where I've always gravitated to most naturally, being in a creative writing program, the lingua franca is short stories. So I've been immersing myself in the short form world deeper than I ever have since September and falling in love with the literary magazine scene, particularly in Ireland but also beyond. My lit mag shelf is filling faster than my bookshelf, but I sometimes have a hard time fitting them into my reading life. This blog offers me endless motivation to keep reading books when I hit a slump, so I hope this series will keep my accountable to continuing to dive into journals. So every week, I'm going to bring you 5ish short stories and essays and poems that have stuck in my brain. Hopefully, most of them will be accessible to read online, ...
