The short story is an entirely different pleasure than the novel. For writers, the form demands precision and intense scrutiny of craft choices. The short story is constrained by its brevity but remains limitless in the opportunities it presents to challenge notions of craft. The short story collection, then, is an art form in and
Month: December 2023
Brotherhood Is a Life Sentence Bill Cotter Share article Collision by Bill Cotter The two brothers met by chance near the ice machine in the hallway of the seventh floor of the Marriott Hotel on Liberty Avenue. Liberty, if followed north for eleven miles, led to a squat stone building, two hundred yards from the
Quiet conductor: scanning electron microscope image of a long nanowire made of the strange metal. The scale bar at the bottom right is 10 micron long. (Courtesy Liyang Chen/Natelson research group/Rice University) Noise measurements suggest that a “strange metal” does not conduct electricity via discrete charge carriers, according to researchers in the US and Austria.
“What is shown to us each time is an idea, a little piece of speculative universe, and we peek into it …”–Russell Meredith, author of The Psychic Battery A mysterious church, a man’s humorous visit to a megastore, disappearing images from a photograph, missing chocolates, a search for a house from a grandfather’s memory, ghosts protecting
This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features a lively discussion about our Top 10 Breakthroughs of 2023. Physics World editors discuss the merits of research on a broad range of topics including particle physics, quantum technology, medical physics and astronomy. The top 10 serves as the shortlist for the Physics World Breakthrough of
My most transformative reading experiences have been ones in which I see the worst parts of myself in full display on the page. From the time I was a teenager, I’ve gravitated toward women characters and writers whose behaviors, addictions, and ailments were at odds with their “potential.” Esther in The Bell Jar, Edna St.
All wars have their own brutal logic, but only a few manage to make an entire country disappear. The former Yugoslavia was still a one-party socialist country under General Tito when I came to Macedonia from Australia in the 1980s to learn Balkan and Romany folk music. When I returned two decades later, this time
Sky high: new research has shed light on how higher carbon dioxide levels in the stratosphere contributes to global warming. (Courtesy: iStock/magann) The effect of doubling atmospheric carbon dioxide on the climate becomes more pronounced as carbon dioxide levels rise – researchers in the US have shown. This effect, which had not been factored into
Electric Literature is pleased to reveal the cover for the novel Atta Boy by Cally Fiedorek, which will be published by University of Iowa Press on April 2, 2024. Preorder the book here. In December 2018, we meet Rudy Coyle, a bar owner’s son from Flushing, Queens, in the throes of a major quarter-life crisis. Cut out of the
Dear Reader, Each snow globe in this illustration by Alli Katz depicts one of Electric Literature’s achievements this year. We reached important milestones, launched new projects, and continued to expand the ways that we connect with over 3 million readers and advocate for our writers (536 published so far in 2023). Over the next few
Espresso eruption: static electricity affects your cup of coffee. (Courtesy: iStock/radu984) What do volcanic eruptions and grinding coffee have in common? According to a team of coffee chemists and geophysicists in the US and the Republic of Korea, they both produce a fair amount of static electricity, so much so that volcanologists are now examining
Tess Oliver’s memory is a killer. When the lead that could save her law practice is destroyed in a suspicious fire, only her recollection of it remains. Tess can relive memories, but her gift comes at a cost. The last time she used it, she nearly died. This time, she only takes a peek. A
Diana Whitney’s second poetry collection, Dark Beds, is a rich text built of the many narratives that comprise middle age for caregivers: the demands of young children growing into themselves, parents aging away from themselves, a marriage suffering from the stress of relentless obligations. Through these poems, Whitney explores the ache of desire that is
Set in modern-day Tokyo, “The Butterfly Café” tells the story of American Jessie Yamada. When her emotionally abusive husband suddenly dies in a traffic accident, she is overcome with guilt because while making plans to leave him, she had often thought how much easier it would be for her if he were dead. Those feelings quickly
Legendary actress Linda Gray, star of “Dallas” and “Ladies of the 80’s: A Divas Christmas” guests on Harvey Brownstone Interviews. Linda Gray is a beloved, multi-award winning actress, director and author who became a global superstar with her portrayal of ‘Sue Ellen’, in the blockbuster TV series “Dallas”, for which she won numerous international awards
There’s no denying that this year has been an embarrassment of riches when it comes to truly extraordinary, life-changing novels. From books that quietly interrogate the nuances of life among the elite, to stunning panoramic works that imagine a more physically and spatially flexible world, the authors on this list took a classic literary form
Hot topic: US climate envoy John Kerry announces a new international fusion plan at the UN Climate Change Conference, COP28, in Dubai (courtesy: Dean Calma / IAEA) The US government has announced ambitious plans to boost collaboration with international partners on commercializing fusion energy as a tool to tackle climate change. The initiative was outlined
A lot of us talk the talk about what’s wrong with book publishing today—but who among us is walking the walk and actually effecting change in the world of literature? On Missing Pages, which I host for The Podglomerate, we look into past and present situations and processes (even scandals and trials!) that have different
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