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Thomas Pierce–“Tardy Suit” [The 2024 Short Story Advent Calendar #10] (2018)

Posted in Canadian Content, Christmas, Fire, Hingston & Olsen, Short Story, The Short Story Advent Calendar, Thomas Pierce on December 10, 2024| Leave a Comment »

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[READ: December 10, 2024] “Tardy Suit”

This year my wife ordered me The Short Story Advent Calendar.  This is my seventh time reading the Calendar–it’s a holiday tradition!  Here’s what H&O says about the calendar this year.

Ten years of stories! Yikes, where does the time go?
When the first Short Story Advent Calendar launched, in 2015, we frankly had no clue we’d still be sitting here today, continuing to offer up batches of tasty stories fresh from the oven. To celebrate this milestone, we’ve packed the 10th SSAC with a mix of new and familiar names—ideal company for those chilly winter nights ahead.

The author of this story was Thomas Pierce.  Each day has an online component with the author with a brief interview.  Although today doesn’t have an interview just this blurb:

It’s December 10. Please enjoy this interview with Thomas Pierce, author of The Afterlives, responsibly.

This story is a puzzle.

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Casey Plett–“What to Call You” [The 2024 Short Story Advent Calendar #9] (2017)

Posted in Canadian Content, Casey Plett, Christmas, Hingston & Olsen, Short Story, The Short Story Advent Calendar on December 9, 2024| Leave a Comment »

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[READ: December 9, 2024] “What to Call You”

This year my wife ordered me The Short Story Advent Calendar.  This is my seventh time reading the Calendar–it’s a holiday tradition!  Here’s what H&O says about the calendar this year.

Ten years of stories! Yikes, where does the time go?
When the first Short Story Advent Calendar launched, in 2015, we frankly had no clue we’d still be sitting here today, continuing to offer up batches of tasty stories fresh from the oven. To celebrate this milestone, we’ve packed the 10th SSAC with a mix of new and familiar names—ideal company for those chilly winter nights ahead.

The author of this story was Casey Plett.  Each day has an online component with the author with a brief interview.  And this one opens:

It’s December 9. Casey Plett, author of A Dream of a Woman, successfully snuck a comma splice past the copy desk.

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John Jodzio–“Ham” [The 2024 Short Story Advent Calendar #8] (2023)

Posted in Canadian Content, Christmas, Hingston & Olsen, John Jodzio, Short Story, The Short Story Advent Calendar on December 8, 2024| Leave a Comment »

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[READ: December 8, 2024] “Ham”

This year my wife ordered me The Short Story Advent Calendar.  This is my seventh time reading the Calendar–it’s a holiday tradition!  Here’s what H&O says about the calendar this year.

Ten years of stories! Yikes, where does the time go?
When the first Short Story Advent Calendar launched, in 2015, we frankly had no clue we’d still be sitting here today, continuing to offer up batches of tasty stories fresh from the oven. To celebrate this milestone, we’ve packed the 10th SSAC with a mix of new and familiar names—ideal company for those chilly winter nights ahead.

The author of this story was John Jodzio.  Each day has an online component with the author with a brief interview.  And this one opens:

It’s December 8. John Jodzio, author of Knockout, isn’t sure how he’s going to explain this to insurance.

I used to be really into first sentences. I still am to some extent because a first sentence can really impact your decision to read a story, but I guess I don’t look for them so much as keep tabs on really exciting ones.  Like this:

Lucy and I are having car sex with a bald eagle drops a honey ham near us.

I mean, that’s a grabbber.  (more…)

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Kenan Orhan–“The Renovation” [The 2024 Short Story Advent Calendar #7] (2023)

Posted in Canadian Content, Christmas, Hingston & Olsen, Kenan Orhan, Prison, Short Story, The Short Story Advent Calendar on December 7, 2024| Leave a Comment »

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[READ: December 7, 2024] “The Renovation”

This year my wife ordered me The Short Story Advent Calendar.  This is my seventh time reading the Calendar–it’s a holiday tradition!  Here’s what H&O says about the calendar this year.

Ten years of stories! Yikes, where does the time go?
When the first Short Story Advent Calendar launched, in 2015, we frankly had no clue we’d still be sitting here today, continuing to offer up batches of tasty stories fresh from the oven. To celebrate this milestone, we’ve packed the 10th SSAC with a mix of new and familiar names—ideal company for those chilly winter nights ahead.

The author of this story was Kenan Orhan.  Each day has an online component with the author with a brief interview.  And this one opens:

It’s December 7. Kenan Orhan, author of I Am My Country, can’t get anyone from the City on the phone.

This story started out with a really funny image (more…)

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Kim Fu–“For John” [The 2024 Short Story Advent Calendar #6] (2024)

Posted in Art, Canadian Content, Christmas, Hingston & Olsen, Kim Fu, Short Story, The Short Story Advent Calendar on December 6, 2024| Leave a Comment »

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[READ: December 6, 2024] “For John”

This year my wife ordered me The Short Story Advent Calendar.  This is my seventh time reading the Calendar–it’s a holiday tradition!  Here’s what H&O says about the calendar this year.

Ten years of stories! Yikes, where does the time go?
When the first Short Story Advent Calendar launched, in 2015, we frankly had no clue we’d still be sitting here today, continuing to offer up batches of tasty stories fresh from the oven. To celebrate this milestone, we’ve packed the 10th SSAC with a mix of new and familiar names—ideal company for those chilly winter nights ahead.

The author of this story was Kim Fu.  Each day has an online component with the author with a brief interview.  And this one opens:

It’s December 6. Kim Fu, author of Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century, is building up an impressive collection of landscapes.

This was a weird little story that I quite liked. (more…)

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Katya Apekina–“My Smell Journal [orange peels, ink, coffee filters]” [The 2024 Short Story Advent Calendar #5] (2012)

Posted in Canadian Content, Christmas, Hingston & Olsen, Katya Apekina, Pregnancy, Short Story, Smells, The Short Story Advent Calendar on December 5, 2024| Leave a Comment »

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[READ: December 5, 2024] “My Smell Journal [orange peels, ink, coffee filters]”

This year my wife ordered me The Short Story Advent Calendar.  This is my seventh time reading the Calendar–it’s a holiday tradition!  Here’s what H&O says about the calendar this year.

Ten years of stories! Yikes, where does the time go?
When the first Short Story Advent Calendar launched, in 2015, we frankly had no clue we’d still be sitting here today, continuing to offer up batches of tasty stories fresh from the oven. To celebrate this milestone, we’ve packed the 10th SSAC with a mix of new and familiar names—ideal company for those chilly winter nights ahead.

The author of this story was Katya Apekina.  Each day has an online component with the author with a brief interview.  And this one opens:

It’s December 5. Katya Apekina, author of Mother Doll, is picking up notes of damp potato chip.

I enjoyed the conceit of this story.  The narrator has found an old device that records smells (because smells trigger memories, etc). (more…)

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J. Robert Lennon–“Vandring” [The 2024 Short Story Advent Calendar #4] (2024)

Posted in Canadian Content, Christmas, Hingston & Olsen, J. Robert Lennon, Short Story, The Short Story Advent Calendar on December 4, 2024| Leave a Comment »

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[READ: December 4, 2024] “Vandring”

This year my wife ordered me The Short Story Advent Calendar.  This is my seventh time reading the Calendar–it’s a holiday tradition!  Here’s what H&O says about the calendar this year.

Ten years of stories! Yikes, where does the time go?
When the first Short Story Advent Calendar launched, in 2015, we frankly had no clue we’d still be sitting here today, continuing to offer up batches of tasty stories fresh from the oven. To celebrate this milestone, we’ve packed the 10th SSAC with a mix of new and familiar names—ideal company for those chilly winter nights ahead.

The author of this story was J. Robert Lennon.  Each day has an online component with the author with a brief interview.  This one opens with:

It’s December 4. J. Robert Lennon, author of Hard Girls, does a series of wrist and arm stretches to prevent injury.

I have read some books by J. Robert Lennon and indeed, have some on my shelf that I intended to read but never got around to.

This story confused me right from the get go (I assume deliberately so). (more…)

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Ed Park–“Eat, Pray, Click” [The 2024 Short Story Advent Calendar #3] (2024)

Posted in Books about writers, Canadian Content, Christmas, Ed Park, Hingston & Olsen, Short Story, Technology, The Short Story Advent Calendar on December 3, 2024| Leave a Comment »

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[READ: December 3, 2024] “Eat, Pray, Click”

This year my wife ordered me The Short Story Advent Calendar.  This is my seventh time reading the Calendar–it’s a holiday tradition!  Here’s what H&O says about the calendar this year.

Ten years of stories! Yikes, where does the time go?
When the first Short Story Advent Calendar launched, in 2015, we frankly had no clue we’d still be sitting here today, continuing to offer up batches of tasty stories fresh from the oven. To celebrate this milestone, we’ve packed the 10th SSAC with a mix of new and familiar names—ideal company for those chilly winter nights ahead.

The author of this story was Ed Park.  Each day has an online component with the author with a brief interview. And this one opens:

It’s December 3. Ed Park, author of Same Bed Different Dreams, chooses his own adventure.

This is a very brief story set in ten brief sections.

In the first we learn that the Kindle has been hacked many times over.  Animated scorpions run amok across The Corrections.  The Glass Castle turns Swedish in the middle of chapter three.  But his friend Rolph was the first to hack the system. (more…)

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Katherine Heiny–“The Hookup” [The 2024 Short Story Advent Calendar #2] (2018)

Posted in Canadian Content, Christmas, Hingston & Olsen, Hungary, Katherine Heiny, Short Story, The Short Story Advent Calendar on December 2, 2024| Leave a Comment »

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[READ: December 2, 2024] “The Hookup”

This year my wife ordered me The Short Story Advent Calendar.  This is my seventh time reading the Calendar–it’s a holiday tradition!  Here’s what H&O says about the calendar this year.

Ten years of stories! Yikes, where does the time go?
When the first Short Story Advent Calendar launched, in 2015, we frankly had no clue we’d still be sitting here today, continuing to offer up batches of tasty stories fresh from the oven. To celebrate this milestone, we’ve packed the 10th SSAC with a mix of new and familiar names—ideal company for those chilly winter nights ahead.

The author of this story was Katherine Heiny.  Each day has an online component with the author with a brief interview.  And this one opens:

It’s December 2. Katherine Heiny, author of Games and Rituals, saves the good china for the CIA.

This story is about a Hungarian family living in the United States.  I have recently started working with a Hungarian woman, so this was a really fun story to read right now. (more…)

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Robin Sloan–“In the Stacks” [The 2024 Short Story Advent Calendar #1] (2023)

Posted in Canadian Content, Christmas, Hingston & Olsen, Library Related, Robin Sloan, Short Story, The Short Story Advent Calendar on December 1, 2024| Leave a Comment »

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[READ: December 1, 2024] “In the Stacks”

This year my wife ordered me The Short Story Advent Calendar.  This is my seventh time reading the Calendar–it’s a holiday tradition!  Here’s what H&O says about the calendar this year.

Ten years of stories! Yikes, where does the time go?
When the first Short Story Advent Calendar launched, in 2015, we frankly had no clue we’d still be sitting here today, continuing to offer up batches of tasty stories fresh from the oven. To celebrate this milestone, we’ve packed the 10th SSAC with a mix of new and familiar names—ideal company for those chilly winter nights ahead.

The author of this story was Robin Sloan.  Each day has an online component with the author with a brief interview.  Although today doesn’t have an interview just this blurb:

It’s December 1. To officially kick off the 2024 Short Story Advent Calendar, here’s a story about librarians, patrons, and one unusual musical instrument, from the author of Moonbound.

I didn’t realize that I knew Robin Sloan’s work, but I read Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore about ten years ago and loved it.  I’m going to have to put his other books on my list, especially Moonbound.

This short story was fantastic. (more…)

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