Short Story Month: Mea Culpa - jenandthepen

Dear Short Story,

I?m sorry that I failed you this month. I promised four reviews of short story collections in May, but I?ve only written one. Of course, the one review I wrote was of Alan Heathcock?s Volt, a stunning collection; if you only read one book of short stories this month, this should be that book. I also wrote a guest post for Matt Bell?s blog on Caitlin Horrocks?s short story ?Life Among the Terranauts,? and I reminded my readers about another amazing, but overlooked, short story writer, Tina May Hall. Still, I promised four reviews and I only delivered one. I could tell you about the virus that buried my computer in gay porn and the absolutely insane week I had at BEA, but really, those would just be excuses. The fact is I love you and you deserve more than this. So, for all the scatterbrained, procrastinators and general f*ck ups out there, I officially declare June Short Story Catch-Up Month. If you?re on Twitter, use the hashtag #ssm2011redux. ?Expect to see reviews of Robin Black?s If I Loved You I Would tell You This and Jim Shepard?s You Think That?s Bad, plus some bonus material.

With love,

Jen

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