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.
Tag: Short Fiction
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.
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.”
Member Exclusive: Deesha’s 7-Figure Book Deal, Listener Questions
“I’m giddywhelmed.”
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.”