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Lying And Other Fun Habits, Emily Llerena

Emily Llerena

“My Life With My Cell Phone”: Creating A Magical Realist Story, Dan Gleason

Dan Gleason

In this lesson students are introduced to the basic elements of magical realism, a genre that combines fantastical events with the mundane normalcy of life. Students examine Octavio Paz’s short story “My Life with the Wave” as an example of the genre. In the story, the narrator travels to the ocean and falls in love with a wave, whom he bottles and takes home with him; the two go on to both cherish each other and fight terribly. After discussing the story, students create, in groups, plot sketches for their own adaptations. Students might imagine relationships with cell phones, the …

Evolution, Bryan M. Furuness

Bryan M. Furuness

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On Tubes, By Ted Stevens, Bryan M. Furuness

Bryan M. Furuness

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"Parable Of The Lost Finger" Podcast, Bryan M. Furuness

Bryan M. Furuness

This episode we bring you the brand-spanking new bible stories of Bryan Furuness, in which Lucifer is a precocious little boy and Jesus is his accident-prone buddy. The suburban children of this unholy scripture effortlessly humiliate their mortal parents, who lock them out on summer days, and paint mustaches on their portraits.

Short Fiction, Sasha Sproch

Sasha A Sproch

Compilation of six short stories ranging from just over 500 words, to just under 8,000 and an author’s note reflecting on some of my sources of inspiration. Stories and author’s note are reproduced below, in their recommended reading order. (Though there is no connection between any of the stories.) The titles of my six stories are: The Stars, They Spin, Reverberations, Requiem, Bushido, Wish Ravine, and Videography.

Man Of Steel, Bryan M. Furuness

Bryan M. Furuness

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Excerpts From Two Lists, Bryan M. Furuness

Bryan M. Furuness

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Must Be Nice, Bryan M. Furuness

Bryan M. Furuness

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