By Kristen on Aug 26, 2008 in short story book club | 0 Comments
Hello and Happy Tuesday… Believe it or not, August is drawing to a close… which means another installment of Tiny Tales will soon be upon us! In addition, I have two other exciting events occuring in early September, both of which involve free give-aways: the paperback release of Matrimony and a TLC Book Tour stop.
First, [...]
By Kristen on Aug 1, 2008 in short story book club | 6 Comments
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Welcome to our second meeting of Tiny Tales! Here is our story for August: The Ethical Dilemma of a Sandwich Down the Pants by Kelly Shriver.
I found this story at storySouth which recently posted the Top Ten Stories of 2007. I chose this particular story for a few reasons: The Title! The Length! The Possibility of [...]
By Kristen on Jul 1, 2008 in short story book club | 16 Comments
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Hello everyone! Thank you so much for your interest in this new endeavor! I hope everyone found Say Yes thought-provoking and discussion-worthy
Here are my initial questions to get the discussion started:
Normally when we read a story, we tend to feel closest to and empathize with the narrator (since we witness the events [...]
By Kristen on Jun 30, 2008 in Literary News, short story book club | 4 Comments
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Hello Fellow Readers! I thought a “housekeeping” post might be order on this lovely last day of June…
First, tomorrow will be the first day of the Short Story Book Club, newly named “Tiny Tales!” If you are just now stumbling upon this, simply read Say Yes sometime in the month of July and [...]
By Kristen on Jun 17, 2008 in short story book club | 2 Comments
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I’m really excited about the interest in starting a short story book club! Thank You!
If you missed the link to the first story, here it is: Say Yes by Tobias Wolff
I will post the first discussion question July 1st, but feel free to weigh in any time throughout the month of July!
Two [...]