I have made no secret in the past of my love for the short story format with my regular Sunday Shorts feature, where I highlight one sci-fi / fantasy / horror short story available online. I have also guest posted about my love for the short story at Oh the Books. But now I am going a step further and declaring September the month of the short story* -- Short Story September!
What does that mean for the blog? My plan for the month is to continue with my weekly Sunday Short feature, with the following schedule for the month and where each story can be found:
September 6: The Breath of War by Aliette de Bodard available via Beneath Ceaseless Skies. September 13: The Truth About Owls by Amal El-Mohtar available via Strange Horizons.
September 20: When it Ends, He Catches Her by Eugie Foster available via Daily Science Fiction
September 27: A Kiss With Teeth by Max Gladstone available via Tor.
An astute reader might notice that these stories (along with Ursula Vernon's Jackalope Wives, featured this past weekend on the blog) can be found on the short list that io9 put together on what the Hugo ballot for the short story category could have looked like this year without Puppygate. These are the stories that other WorldCon members thought were the best of 2014, and I think they are going to be fun to explore here!
Additionally, I will have weekly posts devoted to some of my favorite venues for short stories online, plus a review of a recent short story anthology or two. And for the first time, I am also hoping to feature other bloggers that read / review short stories, plus maybe link up with a few bloggers who want to read some short fiction for the first time.
Which brings me to the big invitation -- are you interested in adventuring into the world of the short story with me? If so, sign up via the linky below, and I will make sure to follow along with your short story adventure and include it in a weekly highlights post this month! You can read / review your favorite short stories, do a read along of the stories I will feature each Sunday, or do something else promoting short stories -- it is really your choice!
If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact me at exploringworldsfiction@gmail.com or comment below!
*While doing my research putting together this post, I did find out that May has previously been declaring as short story month (to follow April's National Poetry Month), but I am pretty certain that short stories are cool enough to have an extra more alliterative month devoted to them... right? :)
I LOVE this idea! I also love short stories, but I find I have so many review commitments that I don't have time to read them. Which sounds silly because they're SHORT! I may join in, thanks for the opportunity:-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Tammy! It is my first time hosting / trying to coordinate anything with other blogs, so I am going into this really open and excited for any level of commitment, enthusiasm, or interest others show. I totally understand how many other commitments folks in the community may have!
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