31 Days of Stories 2026, Day 8: “The Old Woman” by Daniil Kharms; Matvei Yankelevich, trans.
Kharms frequently approaches his fiction by focusing on literature's limits or failings.
31 Days of Stories 2026, Day 7: “Daisy Hill” by Liadan Ní Chuinn
The final section in the story, titled "The Truth," provides a baleful window onto the viciousness and brutality of the British in Northern Ireland.
31 Days of Stories, Day 6: “Fidelity: A Primer” by Michael Blumlein
The self-reflexive section at the story's close adds another interpretive level to the piece.
31 Days of Stories 2026, Day 5: “My Tumour” by Jen Currin
From Disembark Illness is one of the things that unites us as humans. We all get sick and, with good...
31 Days of Stories 2026, Day 4: “The Library of Babel” by Jorge Luis Borges; James E. Irby, trans.
Several critics have noted the strong influence Kafka had on Borges's writing and thinking.
31 Days of Stories 2026, Day 3: “The Resident Poet” by Katherine Dunn
What we are presented with through Sally's eyes are two people who don't really want to be where they are but are merely playing roles they believe they are meant to inhabit.
31 Days of Stories 2026, Day 2: “Red Wind” by Raymond Chandler
From The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century, Tony Hillerman, ed. Raymond Chandler was the original poet laureate of...
31 Days of Stories 2026, Day 1: Best Canadian Stories 2026
The thing about Zsuzsi Gartner is she's fearless.
Life on the streets: Former homicide chief Hank Idsinga’s new book is a look at three decades spent as a cop in Toronto
Idsinga verges on defensiveness when discussing the Gay Village killings.
In their new examination of the SF and fantasy genres, Jo Walton and Ada Palmer provide an overly optimistic analysis of the field
The audience for this book is likely confined to hardcore SF and fantasy readers and practitioners.