What Denne Michele Norris Has Learned as a Writer and Editor
“I am more explicit and more intentional about transness in all of my fiction.”
Author: Marina Leigh
Story: ‘What Got Into Us,’ by Jacob Guajardo
A candid look into queer adolescence, first loves, recklessness, and unbridled vulnerability.
Rubén Degollado on Writing a Family Story, 25 Years in the Making
“I wanted to write about what happens after.”
Story: ‘The Seven Songs,’ by Rubén Degollado
The Family Izquierdo follows what binds the generations together.
Nafissa Thompson-Spires on the Making of ‘Heads of the Colored People’
“I got away with writing an entire doctoral dissertation about baby Drake.”
Jonathan Escoffery on ‘Under the Ackee Tree’ and Walking Your Own Path
“Nobody can walk your path but you.”
Story: ‘Under the Ackee Tree,’ by Jonathan Escoffery
“I believe you will regret this for the rest of your life”
Jamil Jan Kochai on Separating Writing from ‘the Noise’
“Sometimes you have to build walls in order to dance within them.”
Story: ‘Enough!’ by Jamil Jan Kochai
This story leaves us breathless.
Jocelyn Nicole Johnson on Bravery in Writing and ‘the Introvert’s Revenge’
Episode 4 of Ursa Short Fiction, Season Two.