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Tag: Fiction Friday

Books, Reviews

Fiction Friday: The Resisters (Review)

November 27, 2020November 24, 2020 Cait

Gish Jen’s eighth book, THE RESISTERS, is the feminist, dystopian, baseball novel we didn’t know we needed — and, actually, maybe we don’t.

Tagged baseball, dystopia, feminism, fiction, Fiction Friday, gish jen, novel, POCLeave a comment
Ritsurin Koen
Poems, Songs, Stories

Fiction Friday: “Coming Home”

January 31, 2020January 31, 2020 Cait

MAURA SANDERS was lying in a hospital bed waiting to die. At 24, she couldn't imagine a more terrible fate, but if she was honest with herself, she couldn't really imagine a better one either.

Tagged bi-racial, bilingual, fiction, Fiction Friday, hafu, japanese, young adultLeave a comment
Lebanon, Kentucky
Poems, Songs, Stories

Fiction Friday: “For All We Know”

October 4, 2019October 3, 2019 Cait

When Kenny shot Charlie, no one was really sure how to react. It wasn't because it was all that surprising — Kenny had had it out for Charlie since day one — but we didn't know whether to rejoice at the end of a feud or dread whatever was coming next.

Tagged fiction, Fiction Friday, murder, mystery, short stories, suspense, writingLeave a comment
cannoli
Poems, Songs, Stories

Fiction Friday: “Fulfillment”

September 27, 2019September 28, 2019 Cait

“Where’s my cannoli?” a little voice behind me says.

Tagged America's Emerging Writers, fiction, Fiction Friday, fulfillment, literary fiction, paranormal, short storiesLeave a comment
Poems, Songs, Stories

Fiction Friday: “Limbo”

September 20, 2019September 20, 2019 Cait

The rod of the pool cue glided back and forth between Martin’s slim fingers as he surveyed the field before him: the odds were not in his favor.

Tagged billiards, creepy, Fiction Friday, limbo, mental breakdown, mystery, short stories, spooky, thrillerLeave a comment
Veranda by Torsten Behrens
Poems, Songs, Stories

Fiction Friday: “Sunday”

September 13, 2019September 20, 2019 Cait

I was married, once. She was French. Her names was Inès, and I suppose I should have known that any woman whose name means “chaste” (especially if she’s French) is destined to live ironically.

Tagged fiction, Fiction Friday, Firethorne, French, God, relationships, short stories, SundayLeave a comment
Books, Reviews

Fiction Friday: Gone Girl

August 30, 2019November 9, 2020 Cait

What impresses me most about this book is it's crazy but clear logic — the skill with which Flynn is able to orchestrate this insane narrative and the meticulous planning she must have done to make this story work.

Tagged Amazing Amy, Ben Affleck, Books, drama, fiction, Fiction Friday, Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl, mystery, review, suspense, thrillerLeave a comment
Isola Bella pier
Poems, Songs, Stories

Fiction Friday: “In Bloom”

August 23, 2019August 23, 2019 Cait

It was on that first night in August when Lily Böhn tip-toed across the cobbles of Isola Bella to the Pier in her pink ballet slippers that she heard the gospel truth from Harvey Whittaker.

Tagged coming of age, family, fiction, Fiction Friday, growing up, Isola Bella, Italy, short storiesLeave a comment

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