"The Oranges" by Summer Robinson

There are so many good stories out there on the Internet. Sometimes, though, you may not know where to find them. One website I like is Everyday Genius. Everyday Genius publishes new writing daily Monday through Friday.

I really like Everyday Genius' pick for December 9, "The Oranges." The story was strange, interesting, and unexpected.

At first, I didn't know what was happening in the story. In fact, I read it over again--several times. I think I understand it now. If not, I believe the failing is mine. Did you like this story too? If so, what did you like about it?

What do you think makes a good story? What does it take to grab your interest and keep it?

a ballad of childhood

Today's post, focuses on a flash fiction "Ballad of a bumble bee trapped in honey," which is about the senseless cruelties of childhood. But it's about more than that. It's about a moment of innocence turning. It's about a child who doesn't know something, and then he does. It's about learning to make sense of the world. It's about killing bees, but it's also about things and people remembered and lost.




The piece, by Matthew Burnside, comes from the journal Contrary. It's an independent literary journal that's run from the South Side of Chicago.

Read. Write. Think. Discover, and enjoy.
--Lori