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Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award Finalist writer Rebecca Makkai joins us to conclude Season 2 of “Stories, But Shorter.” This Chicago-based writer shares “Everything We Know About the Bomber” from her short story collection, Music For War
Writer Adam McOmber joins us to read “Petit Trianon,” a short story from his book My House Gathers Desires. "Petit Trianon" was inspired by a real queer historical paranormal event! Adam shares how he combines his love of the paranormal and exp
Misa Sugiura reads two amazing short stories, “Hanging Gardens” and “Not What I Meant.” Both stories share the theme of young love. “Hanging Garden” explores young love through magical realism, while “Not What I Meant” explores it through the g
Author Christine Sneed joins Stories, But Shorter to read her wonderful short story, “The Monkey’s Uncle Louis.” Christine Sneed is the author of the novels Paris, He Said and Little Known Facts, and the story collections Portraits of a Few of
A special “Stories, But Shorter” holiday episode! We bring you the classic short “A Visit From St. Nicolas,” more commonly known as “Twas’ The Night Before Christmas” read by 28 people. This poem was first published anonymously in 1823 and la
E’mon Lauren is a Chicago born-and-raised poet who was named Chicago’s first Youth Poet Laureate. She writes poetry and playwriting to explore a philosophy of hood womanism. She hosts “The Real Hoodwives of Chicago,” a podcast for artists of co
Author Michael McRay reads from his upcoming book, I Am Not Your Enemy: Stories to Transform a Divided World. For this book, Michael McRay traveled the world to places like Israel, Palestine, Northern Ireland, and South Africa to interview acti
S.L. Wisenberg is the author of The Sweetheart Is In, Holocaust Girls: Memory, & Other Obsessions and The Adventures of Cancer Bitch. Today S.L. Wisenberg shares two short stories “Brunch” and “That Old Time Religion.” Afterward, host Cassi Jer
Juan Martinez is the author of Best Worst American: Stories. He was born in Bucaramanga, Colombia and now resides in Chicago. On “Stories, But Shorter,” Juan reads “Character Limit,” a short story originally published in The Mississippi Review,
Samira Ahmed is the New York Times best-selling author of “Love, Hate & Other Filters” and “Internment.” She was born in Bombay, India, and grew up in a small town in Illinois. On “Stories, But Shorter,” Samira shares her short story “Election
Cassi Jerkins and Jeremy Schmidt are returning for season two of Stories, But Shorter. This time they hit Chicago. Subscribe now so you don't miss the first episode.
For our last episode of the “Stories, But Shorter” season, the wonderful Daniel Olivas joins us to read his short story, “The Great Wall”. This powerful story is in response to Donald Trump’s inhumane treatment of immigrants, specifically famil
“Stories, But Shorter” has it’s first live show at the Last Bookstore in Downtown Los Angeles with two great short story writers! Xuan Juliana Wang reads “Future Cat” from her upcoming book “Home Remedies”, and Matt Sumell reads “Toast” from hi
Writer Marisa Matarazzo shares “Ions” from her short story collection “Drenched: Stories of Love and Other Deliriums”. Marisa’s stories show how boundless love is by fusing magical realism and fantasy with heart. “Ions” is a wild adventure abou
“Stories, But Shorter” shakes things up a bit and showcases poetry from writer, Elisa Gabbert! Cassi visits Elisa in Denver, Colorado. Elisa welcomes her into her home and reads from “L’Heure Bleue, of the Judy Poems”, a book of poems that stud
In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, we have on Amy Silverberg who shares with us an honest portrayal of modern dating with “One Rough, One Tender”. This great story takes us on a ride of passion, dissatisfaction, irrational jealousy and the naive
Writer Agatha French joins us with a few short stories from her chapbook Goodnight Nobody. Through her stories “Stages”, “Back Then” and “Next Year”, we find a theme on the complexity of longing. Longing to be seen, to transform and to be compl
“Stories, But Shorter” gets experimental and turns cartoonist Sam Alden’s comic “Dragon Year” into a short story for your ears! Actress Diona Elise Burnett and host, Cassi Jerkins, lend their voices to Sam’s characters as Sam brings alive his i
Writer Dana Johnson reads, “Because That’s Just Easier” from her praised collection In the Not Quite Dark. This collection truthfully portrays race, gender, and class in Los Angeles. Dana’s collection has been championed by critics and fellow w
Aimee Bender is an American novelist and short story writer. On “Stories, But Shorter” she reads “The Devourings” and has a talkback with host Cassi Jerkins and producer Jeremy Schmidt. “The Devourings” explores and questions classic fairy tale
Host Cassi Jerkins interviews writer/comedian Matthew Brian Cohen about his short story collection "Nein Stories". Matthew reads two stories from his collection, "Dogs" and "With Limp Arms". "Dogs" is a sci-fi exploration about what if humans w
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