Destiny O. Birdsong on Navigating Censorship in Storytelling
Birdsong published a short story, “The Jump,” only to have it pulled from publication less than a day later.
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“I had never really given myself a chance to do the things that I really, truly, in my heart, dreamed about.”
Ursa Short Fiction Presents: ‘Snow Bath Season,’ by Stacie Denetsosie
Stacie Denetsosie asks the question: “What if Amazon Alexa was a Navajo woman?”
Member Exclusive: Agents PJ Mark and Danielle Chiotti on Getting Published
“Your patience will likely be more rewarded than your impatience.”
Rion Amilcar Scott: ‘It Has to Be Fun, It Has to Be Funky’
“We have to write what we’re obsessed about. Big things and small things.”
Member Exclusive: ‘Sonny’s Blues,’ by James Baldwin
“James Baldwin is the writer that made me want to be a writer.”
Ursa Short Fiction Presents: ‘Telling Stories,’ by T.E. Wilderson
A new production from Ursa Short Fiction Season Three.
Season Three Premiere: S.A. Cosby on the Art of the Thriller
“The thing about being a writer: It is the world’s loneliest, solitary team sport.”
Ursa Short Fiction: Season Three Preview
Dawnie Walton and Deesha Philyaw share what’s in store for the new season.
Reckon True Stories Season One Finale: Samantha Irby
“Yes, that’s your boyfriend now.”