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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.

Fanning the Flames with Cathy Ulrich’s “Small, Burning Things”

By: Bradley Sides July 10, 2023July 5, 2023

InterviewsCathy Ulrich, Fiction, Interview, Okay Donkey Press, Short Stories, Small Burning ThingsLeave a Comment

Bradley Sides interview Cathy Ulrich about her new collection of short stories, “Small, Burning Things.”

Leah Angstman on Embracing the Imperfect Side of History

By: Bradley Sides February 22, 2023February 15, 2023

ReviewsFiction, Kernpunkt Press, Leah Angstman, Shoot the Horses FirstLeave a Comment

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.

The Life You Need Might Not Be the One You Expected: An Interview with Chelsea Stickle

By: Bradley Sides January 13, 2023January 11, 2023

InterviewsChelsea Stickle, Everything's Changing, Fiction, Thirty West Publishing House1 Comment

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.”

“The Hollow Kind” Is More Than Just a Haunted House Novel

By: Bradley Sides October 11, 2022October 9, 2022

ReviewsAndy Davidson, Fiction, Horror, The Hollow KindLeave a Comment

Andy Davidson’s new novel, “The Hollow Kind,” delivers deliciously delightful Southern gothic horror.

Beth Gilstrap on Titles, Flash Fiction, and “Deadheading”

By: Bradley Sides October 5, 2021December 5, 2021

InterviewsDeadheading, Fiction, Short StoriesLeave a Comment

An interview with Beth Gilstrap about her new short story collection, “Deadheading and Other Stories.”

Robots, Rabbits, and Revelations: “The Age of Discovery” Is Defined by Its Strangeness

By: Bradley Sides September 10, 2021September 8, 2021

ReviewsBecky Hagenston, Fiction, Mad Creek Books, The Age of DiscoveryLeave a Comment

A review of Becky Hagenston’s new collection of short stories, “The Age of Discovery.”

Clifford Garstang on Travel, Memory, and Alter Egos

By: Bradley Sides August 2, 2021August 1, 2021

InterviewsClifford Garstang, Fiction, Oliver's TravelsLeave a Comment

An interview with Clifford Garstang on his latest novel, “Oliver’s Travels.”

“Ivory Shoals” Depicts A Lost, Desperate Child’s Journey to Embracing the Great, Big World That’s Outside

By: Bradley Sides June 30, 2021July 6, 2021

ReviewsFiction, Ivory Shoals, John BrandonLeave a Comment

A review of John Brandon’s latest book, “Ivory Shoals.”

Balancing Heartache with a Hope That Things Can, Maybe, Be OK in “Revival Season”

By: Bradley Sides June 2, 2021July 6, 2021

ReviewsFiction, Monica West, Revival Season1 Comment

A review of Monica West’s debut novel, “Revival Season.”

The Transformative Possibilities in ‘The Reincarnations’ by Nathan Elias

By: Bradley Sides March 5, 2021March 2, 2021

InterviewsFiction, Montag Press, Nathan Elias, The ReincarnationsLeave a Comment

An interview with Nathan Elias about his collection of short stories, “The Reincarnations.”