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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Member Exclusive: The Final Revival of Opal & Nev, by Dawnie Walton
“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.”
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.”
Reckon True Stories Season One Finale: Samantha Irby
“Yes, that’s your boyfriend now.”
Reckon True Stories, Episode 8: Imani Perry
Hi friends, This week on Reckon True Stories, Deesha Philyaw and Kiese Laymon are joined by MacArthur Genius and National Book Award Winner Dr. Imani Perry to discuss genre, personal stories and the ethical commitment to those we write about, the utilization of craft to bring the reader close to the experience and the body, the … Read More
Reckon True Stories, Episode 6: Minda Honey
“I wrote the book that I wanted to write … this is what I had inside of me to put out to offer to the world.”
Reckon True Stories, Episode 5: Alexander Chee
“Easily one of the hardest things about the writing life is the asymmetry between effort and reward.”