Short Story Today Podcast
1) Episode 135 - David Haynes: "That's Right, You're Not From Texas"
Missouri author David Haynes's long-awaited debut story collection Martha's Daughter has finally arrived after seven novels and five books for young readers. It is the sixth volume in McSweeney's OF T...Show More
2) Episode 134 - Lisa Alvarez: "Manuel"
In her debut collection Some Final Beauty and Other Stories (University of Nevada Press), California author Lisa Alvarez writes about her home town of Los Angeles with deep affection. These compelling...Show More
3) Episode 132 - Olajide Omojarabi: "Messenger Meg"
Nigerian author Olajide Omojarabi discusses his story "Messenger Meg," which was recently included in the Ploughshares Summer 2025 issue. The interview is conducted by fellow writer Daniel Dykiel. Ola...Show More
4) Episode 132 - Veena Gokhale: Annapurna's Bounty
Montreal author Veena Gokhale's new collection, Annapurna's Bounty: Indian Food Legends Retold (Dundurn Press), is a literary smorgasbord. It's a potent brew of folk tales, myths and legends taken fro...Show More
5) Episode 131 - J.D. Barker
New Hampshire author J.D. Barker has been making waves in the world of thriller and horror novels. He's penned the popular Fourth Monkey thriller series, and written NY Times bestsellers with James Pa...Show More
6) Episode 130 - Catherine Bush: "Skin"
Toronto author Catherine Bush writes about intimacy and connection - but ventures far beyond the human-to-human. She explores the indefinable realm where it may be possible for the natural world to re...Show More
7) Episode 129 - William R. Hincy: "Flying"
SoCal author William R. Hincy discusses his collection WITHOUT EXPIRATION, winner of the 2021 American Book Fest American Fiction Prize. He's the host of the long-running literary interview series on ...Show More
8) Episode 128 - Laury A. Egan: "The Impaired Pair"
Award-winning NJ author Laury A. Egan's new collection is Contrary - an eclectic mix of twenty-one stories which also includes a two-act play. She's the author of seventeen books of fiction and four p...Show More
9) Episode 127 - SAW PALM: Florida Literature and Art - Issue 19
The literary journal Saw Palm was created in 2006 by John Henry Fleming, Phd and the MFA students of the Creative Writing Program at the University of South Florida. Saw Palm's mission is to go beyond...Show More
10) Episode 126 - Caitlin Galway: A Song for Wildcats
Award-winning Toronto author Caitlin Galway speaks with us about her "mad scientist" approach to writing, which has produced some of the most startling and original fiction being written today. Her ne...Show More