Story of the Week: ‘Playing Asleep,’ by Destiny O. Birdsong
A trip to a writer’s conference.
Tag: Short Fiction
Story of the Week: ‘Red ‘N Wolf,’ by Tyrese L. Coleman
A new spin on Little Red Riding Hood.
Nana Nkweti: ‘I Always Knew I Was Going to Write Stories’
“The real journey is Nana Nkweti age 9 writing little sci-fi Jane Austen mashups.”
Listen to ‘Dance the Fiya Dance,’ by Nana Nkweti
Field notes on family, frenemies, and one fine romance.
New Story: ‘Ghetto University’ by Maurice Carlos Ruffin
An English professor resorts to a new line of work—mugging tourists in the French Quarter.
Welcome to Ursa: A Letter from Co-Founder and Editorial Director Dawnie Walton
Welcome to Ursa. We’re just getting started, and we can’t wait to hear what you think.