An interview with Shannon Robinson about her new short story collection, “The Ill-Fitting Skin.”
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Bradley Sides is the author of two short story collections, Those Fantastic Lives and Crocodile Tears Didn't Cause the Flood, a 2024 Book of the Year finalist at Southern Literary Review. His fiction has been featured on LeVar Burton Reads, and his reviews, interviews, and essays appear at Chapter 16, Electric Literature, The Rumpus, Southern Review of Books, and elsewhere. He lives with his wife in Madison, Alabama, where, on most days, he can be found teaching writing and literature at Calhoun Community College. His next book, The Volcano Keeper, will release in October 2026 from Regal House Publishing.
“This is the Story of a Haunting”: Darrin Doyle Talks Horror in “Let Gravity Seize the Dead”
An interview with Darrin Doyle about his new book, “Let Gravity Seize the Dead.”
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A Fantastic Ride Into “The Book of Disbelieving”
There is emotion within these pages–emotion that feels authentic and true. In The Book of Disbelieving, the magic is quite real.
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Fanning the Flames with Cathy Ulrich’s “Small, Burning Things”
Bradley Sides interview Cathy Ulrich about her new collection of short stories, “Small, Burning Things.”
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Leah Angstman on Embracing the Imperfect Side of History
The author of the historical fiction short “histories” collection “Shoot the Horses First” shares her approach to including the darker sides of history in her work.
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The Life You Need Might Not Be the One You Expected: An Interview with Chelsea Stickle
An interview with Chelsea Stickle on her latest chapbook, “Everything’s Changing,” with stories that “want to solve a problem, and the only solution is for things to get a little weird.”
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“The Hollow Kind” Is More Than Just a Haunted House Novel
Andy Davidson’s new novel, “The Hollow Kind,” delivers deliciously delightful Southern gothic horror.
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Beth Gilstrap on Titles, Flash Fiction, and “Deadheading”
An interview with Beth Gilstrap about her new short story collection, “Deadheading and Other Stories.”
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Robots, Rabbits, and Revelations: “The Age of Discovery” Is Defined by Its Strangeness
A review of Becky Hagenston’s new collection of short stories, “The Age of Discovery.”
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Clifford Garstang on Travel, Memory, and Alter Egos
An interview with Clifford Garstang on his latest novel, “Oliver’s Travels.”
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