Giving Thanks for Edward P. Jones
What life is like and how we experience time.
Tag: Short Stories
What did you think of our first season? Share your thoughts.
Take the Ursa Short Fiction listener survey.
Tags: Short Stories, storytelling
Our Season One Finale with Nana Nkweti
“The real journey is from Nana Nkweti age 9 writing little sci-fi Jane Austen mashups.”
Tags: Short Stories, storytelling
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.
The Impact of ‘The Secret Lives of Church Ladies,’ Two Years Later
“It’s a matter of just finding one yes.”
Deesha Philyaw and Dawnie Walton Answer Your Questions
“This is what I want to do for the rest of my life.”
Member Bonus: Deesha Philyaw and Dawnie Walton Answer Your Questions About Writing
“This is what I want to do for the rest of my life.”
Why Maurice Carlos Ruffin Left a Law Career to Pursue Writing
“I have never felt happier in my life than to have lived this dream.”
Tags: Short Stories
Maurice Carlos Ruffin’s Creative Journey from Lawyer to Award-Winning Writer
“It’s almost like a séance. I’ll sit down to write a story. I’m not going to have any idea what’s going to come out.”
Tags: interview, Short Stories