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Barn Burning: Short Stories
by Barn Burning
Classic & modern short stories. Stories will save us.Are you a writer? Want to have your story read on an episode of Barn Burning? Contact us: [email protected].
Episodes
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17. Battle Hymn, by Willie Davis
Welcome back to Barnburning, a short story podcast! We are joined by Willie Davis who reads his story, "Battle Hymn" from his new short story collection, I Can Outdance Jesus: Short Stories and Tall Tales in an Age of Blasphemy, published by the Cowboy Jamboree Press. Willie can be found online…
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16. Origin Story, by Shannon Robinson
Today we are joined by author Shannon Robinson whose debut short story collection The Ill-Fitting Skin won Press 53's award for Short Fiction. Our conversation was interrupted by a major storm, but we reconvened a few days later to finish talking about the first story in her collection, "Origin...
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15. The Great Sermon Handicap (Jeeves & Wooster) by P.G. Wodehouse
Has your life ever been changed by an author? Twenty years ago this week, my life was forever changed by something I read in a magazine. Looking back, it's silly to imagine but it's true: I became a lawyer because of P.G. Wodehouse. And Anthony Lane. Join us on Barn Burning as we read one of...
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14. In a Grove (Rashomon Part II), by Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Who murdered the samurai? Was it the notorious thief Tajomaru? Was it the samurai's heartbroken wife? Or did he leave a message telling us who the real killer was? In a dark story about an inscrutable world, Akutagawa asks what is truth, what do we believe, and what stories do we tell ourselves?...
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13. Tickle Torture, by Thomas H. McNeely
Hello, Barn Burners! I met acclaimed writer Thomas H. McNeely at Inprint in Houston to record him reading his story, Tickle Torture. The story is from his collection, Pictures of the Shark, which I read and recommend for its powerful and relatable depictions of a tumultuous childhood. In a…
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12. Muriel vs. the Hunger, by Lannie Stabile
Welcome back to Barn Burning! After an extended hiatus, the Barn Burning short story podcast is back with a killer episode about hamsters, motherhood, and grief. I was honored to have on writer-poet @LannieStabile to read and discuss her story "Muriel vs. the Hunger," which was published in...
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11. Tornado Watch, by Wendy J. Fox
Welcome back to Barn Burning, a short story podcast! I had the great pleasure of speaking with writer Wendy J. Fox about her story Tornado Watch, from her forthcoming collection of interconnected stories, What If We Were Somewhere Else? The book comes out in November 2021 and you can pre-order a...
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10. Seagull-Leviathan-Spaniel, by Kieran Wyatt
I was honored to have British writer Kieran Wyatt share three short stories on the Barn Burning Podcast, 'Seagull' 'Leviathan' & 'Spaniel', which first appeared in The Art of Everyone. We talked on UK Mother's Day about liminal places, magical realism, and the Camel Derby. Kieran Wyatt lives on…
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9. The Big Balloon, by J. Edward Kruft
Today I had the pleasure of reading J. Edward Kruft's story "The Big Balloon," followed by a wide-ranging conversation with Joe about MFA programs, character motivation, and the #FlashFiction format. "The Big Balloon" appeared in the June 2020 issue of Door is a Jar Magazine and you can find it…
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8. What Kind of Love Is That?, by Elizabeth Gonzalez James
In this special episode, I sat down with writer Elizabeth Gonzalez James to read and discuss her story "What Kind of Love Is That?" which appeared in The Rumpus in September 2018. We discussed empathy, grace, and birthing cows. It was a great pleasure to have her on the show to discuss her…
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7. The Masque of the Red Death, by Edgar Allan Poe
Ask not for whom the Red Death comes, it comes for... everyone! You may remember this story as a nice little piece of gothiness, but I guarantee you it will shock you how eerily reminiscent of our modern moments it is.
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6. Cannibalism in the Cars, by Mark Twain
Over a hundred years before George Romero, Mark Twain wrote a cutting satire of politics and politicians which is still delicious in its mordant humor.
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5. Araby, by James Joyce
Today we talk about James Joyce’s classic short story, Araby, and the quest of a besotted young man. Sorry, no Irish accents.
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4. Rashomon, by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
What happens to the unemployed & dispossessed when a country is blighted by natural disasters & plague?
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3. The Student, by Anton Chekhov
A seminary student warms himself by the fire of two widows and tells a biblical tale...
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1. The Story of an Hour, Kate Chopin
Welcome to Barn Burning, a podcast about short stories! Is Louise Mallard’s wedding bed like to be her death bed? How much of an emotional roller coaster can she endure in an hour?
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Classic & modern short stories. Stories will save us.Are you a writer? Want to have your story read on an episode of Barn Burning? Contact us: [email protected].
HOSTED BY
Barn Burning
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Classic & modern short stories. Stories will save us.Are you a writer? Want to have your story read on an episode of Barn Burning? Contact us: [email protected].
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