Keep It Short: A Short Story Discussion Podcast

In this episode of Keep It Short, a short story discussion podcast, Casey and Larry jump into Carmen Maria Machado's' "Inventory" and contemplate the way in which one can succeed in escaping their identity. CARMEN MARIA MACHADO: Inventory (barcelonareview.com)  

In this episode of Keep It Short, a short story discussion podcast, Casey and Larry jump into Jared Jackson's' "Locals" and contemplate the way in which one can succeed in escaping their identity. Locals – Guernica (guernicamag.com)  

In this episode of Keep It Short, a short story discussion podcast, Casey and Larry jump into Nancy Kress' "Little Animals" and contemplate the way in which we interact with the memories of those who've passed away. Little Animals by Nancy Kress : Clarkesworld Magazine - Science Fiction & Fantasy

In this episode of Keep It Short, a short story discussion podcast, Casey and Larry jump into Erin Somers' "Ten Year Affair" and contemplate the affairs we're having in other parts of the multiverse. Ten Year Affair | JOYLAND (joylandmagazine.com)

In this episode of Keep It Short, a short story discussion podcast, Casey and Larry jump into Annalee Newitz' "#Selfcare" and contemplate how the fae can really ruin a business. #Selfcare | Tor.com

In this episode of Keep It Short, a short story discussion podcast, Casey and Larry jump into Ben Okri's "A Wrinkle in the Realm" and contemplate the masks we wear. “A Wrinkle in the Realm,” by Ben Okri | The New Yorker

In this episode of Keep It Short, a short story discussion podcast, Casey and Larry jump into James Baldwin's "Sonny's Blues" and contemplate what addiction they'd substitute for the ability to jam away on the piano. No link to the story so that you may support the author's estate and purchase the story as it is not freely available online.

In this episode of Keep It Short, a short story discussion podcast, Casey and Larry jump into Tamsyn Muir's "The Mysterious Study of Doctor Sex" and contemplate how far we'd go to solve a puzzle. The Mysterious Study of Doctor Sex | Tor.com

In this episode of Keep It Short, a short story discussion podcast, Casey and Larry jump into Lucia Berlin's "Tiger Bites" and contemplate how family is just weird.  Tiger Bites | Literary Hub (lithub.com)

In this episode of Keep It Short, a short story discussion podcast, Casey and Larry jump into Robin Sloan's "The Conspiracy Museum" and contemplate how wacky theories become our lived reality. https://www.theatlantic.com/books/archive/2020/05/conspiracy-museum/610984/ 

In this episode of Keep It Short, a short story discussion podcast, Casey and Larry jump into Henry Dumas' "The Marchers" and contemplate what a movement is and where it should not end. https://coffeehousepress.org/blogs/chwp-blog/the-marchers-a-short-story-by-henry-dumas Causes worthy of your time and support: Northside Funders Group & West Broadway Business Coalition [ https://giving.onecause.com/public/02ad4737-2285-4ad2-91c6-95cd66b423bf/fundraisers/c60e5030-69ce-4853-8b11-4727da5054ad/donate?fbclid=IwAR18aPPh3tcli7bA0hZGytXZ1JF-poa-yCo5D89d3fx82RbxWgU3nsf5eIYt:]

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In this episode of Keep It Short, a short story discussion podcast, Casey and Larry jump into Shiv Ramdas' "And Now His Lordship is Laughing" and contemplate the legacy of colonialism. http://strangehorizons.com/fiction/and-now-his-lordship-is-laughing/

In this episode of Keep It Short, a short story discussion podcast, Casey and Larry jump into Keep it Short 27: Edgar Allen Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death" and contemplate the time we find ourselves in. https://www.poemuseum.org/the-masque-of-the-red-death

In this episode of Keep It Short, a short story discussion podcast, Casey and Larry jump into Keep it Short 26: Kevin Barry's "The Coast of Leitrim" and contemplate the love everyone deserves. Sound fun? Okay. Let's go! https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/10/15/the-coast-of-leitrim

In this episode of Keep It Short, a short story discussion podcast, Casey and Larry jump into Keep it Short 25: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah's "The Era" from Guernica and contemplate telling the truth for once. Sound fun? Okay. Let's go! https://www.guernicamag.com/the-era/

In this episode of Keep It Short, a short story discussion podcast, Casey and Larry jump into Keep it Short 24: Matthew Kressel's "Your Future is Pending" from Clarkesworld and contemplate how we'd keep the neighborhood strays fed. Sound fun? Okay. Let's go! http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/kressel_11_19/

In this episode of Keep It Short, a short story discussion podcast, Casey and Larry jump into Keep it Short 23: Lauren Groff's "Birdie" from The Atlantic and contemplate forgiveness. Sound fun? Okay. Let's go! https://www.theatlantic.com/books/archive/2020/01/lauren-groff-birdie-short-story/604669/

In this episode of Keep It Short, a short story discussion podcast, Casey and Larry jump into Keep it Short 22: Maria Dahvana Headley's "The Girlfriend's Guide to Gods" from Tor.com and contemplate what it means to survive. Sound fun? Okay. Let's go! https://www.tor.com/2020/01/23/a-girlfriends-guide-to-gods-maria-dahvana-headley/

In this episode of Keep It Short, a short story discussion podcast, Casey and Larry jump into Keep it Short 21: Karlo Yeager Rodriguez' "This is Not My Adventure" from Uncanny Magazine and contemplate our own reverse Narnias. Sound fun? Okay. Let's go! https://uncannymagazine.com/article/this-is-not-my-adventure/

In this episode of Keep It Short, a short story discussion podcast, Casey and Larry jump into Keep It Short 20: Ray Bradbury's "The Veldt" and "Zero Hour" contemplate how our kids might kill us. Sound fun? Really? Okay. Let's go!

In this episode of Keep It Short, a short story discussion podcast, Casey and Larry jump into Keep It Short 19: Joseph O'Neill's "The Flier" from The New Yorker and consider our inconsequential superpowers. Sound fun? Really? Okay. Let's go! https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/11/11/the-flier

In this episode of Keep It Short, a short story discussion podcast, Casey and Larry jump into Keep It Short 18: Paul Tremblay's "The Last Conversation" from Amazon's Forward series and contemplate how far we'd go to rekindle the love of our dead departed. Sound fun? Really? Okay. Let's go! Note: Larry's mic is fucked on this episode. I apologize.

In this episode of Keep It Short, a short story discussion podcast, Casey and Larry jump into Keep It Short 17: Phil Klay's "Redeployment" from Granta Magazine and contemplate what we'd do if we had to put down our dogs. Sound fun? Really? Okay. Let's go! https://granta.com/redeployment/

In this episode of Keep It Short, a short story discussion podcast, Casey and Larry jump into Keep It Short 16: Joseph O'Neill's "The Flier" and contemplate what we'd do if we could float just a little. Sound fun? Let's go! https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/11/11/the-flier

In this episode of Keep It Short, a short story discussion podcast, Casey and Larry jump into Keep It Short 15: Nick Antosca's "The Quiet Boy" and contemplate what we'll do when the monsters come for us. Sound fun? Let's go! https://www.guernicamag.com/the-quiet-boy/

In this episode of Keep It Short, a short story discussion podcast, Casey and Larry jump into Keep It Short 14: Akil Kumarasamy's "The Office of Missing Persons" and contemplate gaslighting. Sound fun? Let's go! https://lithub.com/the-office-of-missing-persons/

In this episode of Keep It Short, a short story discussion podcast, Casey and Larry jump into Keep It Short 13: Han Kang's "Fruit of My Woman" from Granta and contemplate how we'd communicate if we were plants. Sound fun? Let's go! https://granta.com/the-fruit-of-my-woman/  

In this episode of Keep It Short, a short story discussion podcast, Casey and Larry jump into Keep It Short 12: Alix E. Harrow's "A Witch's Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies" and contemplate whether or not our books want to reach out and touch us. Sound fun? Let's go! https://www.apex-magazine.com/a-witchs-guide-to-escape-a-practical-compendium-of-portal-fantasies/

In this episode of Keep It Short, a short story discussion podcast, Casey and Larry jump into Keep It Short 11: Anthony Marra's "Chechnya" and contemplate whether or not we'd dress the wounds of corpses. Sound fun? Let's go! https://www.narrativemagazine.com/issues/fall-2009/spring-contest-winners/chechnya-anthony-marra

In this episode of Keep It Short, a short story discussion podcast, Casey and Larry jump into Breece D'J Pancake's "Hollow" and consider anthracite. Sound fun? Let's go! https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1982/10/hollow/376308/

In this episode of Keep It Short, a short story discussion podcast, Casey and Larry jump into Keep It Short 9: Anton Chekhov's "The Man in A Case" and consider what kind of story we'd tell if we told a story about people telling a story. Sound fun? Let's go! https://genius.com/Anton-chekhov-the-man-in-a-case-full-text-annotated

In this episode of Keep It Short, a short story discussion podcast, Casey and Larry jump into Regina Porter's "Saturday Night Special" and consider the ghosts that walk among us. Sound fun? Let's go! https://tinhouse.com/saturday-night-special/

In this episode of Keep It Short, a short story discussion podcast, Casey and Larry jump into Marko Kloos' "How to Move Spheres and influence People" and contemplate their own, innate superpowers. Sound fun? Let's go! https://www.tor.com/2019/03/27/how-to-move-spheres-and-influence-people-marko-kloos/

In this episode of Keep It Short, a short story discussion podcast, Casey and Larry jump into Ted Chiang's "Exhalation" and contemplate equilibrium in the world. Sound fun? Let's go!

In this episode of Keep It Short, a short story discussion podcast, Casey and Larry jump into Celeste Ng's "Girls, At Play" and contemplate schoolyard shenanigans. Sounds fun? Let's go!

In this episode of Keep It Short, a short story discussion podcast, Casey and Larry jump into Daisy Johnson's "A Bruise the Size and Shape of a Door Handle" and contemplate how to make love to a bedroom wall. Sound fun? Let's go!

In this episode of Keep It Short, a short story discussion podcast, Casey and Larry jump into Wren Wallis' "Ghosts of Bari" and contemplate the best ways to salvage across the universe. Sounds fun? Let's go!

In this episode of Keep It Short, a short story discussion podcast, Casey and Larry jump into Brian Evenson's "Smear" and contemplate the worst ways to die. Sounds fun? Let's go!

In this episode of Keep It Short, a short story discussion podcast, Casey and Larry jump into Alice Sola Kim's "Mothers, Lock Up Your Daughters Because They Are Terrifying." What kind of spell can put you in contact with a mother you never knew? Let's find out!