Updated Fridays
The Setlist
a bunch of new indie music
The Shortlist
short fiction & creative nonfiction
The Latest
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The Shortlist: January 17, 2025
Nonfiction from Christian Escalona, and fiction from Andrew Rutledge, J.R. Dawson and Sarah Lynn Hurd.
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The Setlist for January 17, 2025
18 tracks, 62 minutes. Check out the weekly playlist in Apple Music or Spotify.
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Derek Fisher: “I’m a big fan of dread.”
A fantastic interview with the writer (even if you don’t know his work), and links to a handful of short stories.
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State of Paradise by Laura van den Berg
Laura van den Berg is a fantastic writer. State of Paradise felt overstuffed and unpredictable in a chaotic and difficult way.
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Rental House by Weike Wang
Rental House was not for me. It’s a culture-clash story that completely failed to connect.
