A Short Interview w/ Nathan Holic
Bonus material for Nathan's short story comic, “Lake of the Gulfs” published on 8/11.
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“Lake of the Gulfs” by Nathan Holic
"It's a story that's been told a thousand times. Daddy leaves early morning, goes out to the pier. Spends the day fishing with his buddies..."
"Behind the Scenes": summer check-in with SSL authors
a "roundtable-style" conversation with the writers Short Story, Long published this last year
Short Story, Long: Summer Break
submissions close today, maybe read a "random" story from our archives!
"Behind the Scenes" with the Short Story, Long artists!
a "roundtable-style" conversation with the people who have contributed art for SSL stories this last year
"Behind the Scenes" with the Short Story, Long submission readers
a "roundtable-style" conversation with the SSL readers about surprises and thoughts on reading submissions and other takeaways from the last year
A Conversation Between SSL Authors Chloe N. Clark and Anna Vangala Jones
a conversation between two SSL authors + submissions open now
Short Story, Long turns 3! 🥳 🎂 🥳
our now annual update of journal “stats” + submissions will be opening next week
summer break, what we’ll feature during our “hiatus,” submissions re-opening soon
Next week will be our annul birthday post, celebrating turning three with what has become something of a tradition of pulling back the curtain and sharing some (maybe interesting, maybe not?) numbers — subscribers, submissions, money in and out.
A Short Interview w/ Ross McMeekin
Bonus material for McMeekin’s story, “The Ecstasy of Marv” published on 5/5.
“The Ecstasy of Marv” by Ross McMeekin
"The only word he could find to describe it was mournful—if mournful meant joy because one had loved but sadness because the loved one was gone."
A Short Interview w/ Andrea Cavedo
Bonus material for Cavedo's story, “Geminids,” published on 4/21.
“Geminids” by Andrea Cavedo
"...she knows somewhere there is also the hot tub, which Blake calls a spa bath. The only other thing she knows about the house is that somewhere within it is a nude photograph of Blake’s mother."
A Short Interview w/ Joe Baumann
Bonus material for Baumann’s story, “Vivisection,” published on 4/7.
“Vivisection” by Joe Baumann
“On the morning of his mother’s death, Peter Glory wakes to find his heart floating halfway between him and the ceiling fan. He grunts, sits up, reaches out, and grabs it. The flesh is slick & warm…”
A Short Interview w/ Bill Capossere
Bonus material for Capossere’s story, “The Long Departure,” published on 3/24.
“The Long Departure” by Bill Capossere
"They’re hard to see even in good light. And we get headaches if we stare too long at them. Scientists still don’t know why, they say. They say that a lot when it comes to the arches..."
A Short Interview w/ Russell Brakefield
Bonus material for Brakefield's story, “The Woman in White,” published on 3/3.
“The Woman In White” by Russell Brakefield
“I saw a woman in the road,” he said. “A woman in white robes. Sort of floating there.” He tried to describe the woman, but even as he talked, he realized he probably hadn’t seen a woman after all.
A Short Interview w/ Caelyn Cobb
Bonus material for Cobb's story, “Time Management,” published on 2/17.
“Time Management” by Caelyn Cobb
“Once there was a girl who wanted to be a part of something bigger than herself, and so she moved to a big city and tried to get a job at a company everyone else had heard of before.”