If you've taken a creative writing course anytime in the last century, chances are you've read quite a repertoire of short stories, from Chekhov and Tolstoy to O'Connor and Steinbeck.  While these among others are admittedly the masters of the short story, it's time to usher in a new generation of literary short story writers. 

Using these masters as our models, I'd like to compile a contemporary collection of original literary short stories.  A short story usually reveals a kind of truth ab ... more »

If you've taken a creative writing course anytime in the last century, chances are you've read quite a repertoire of short stories, from Chekhov and Tolstoy to O'Connor and Steinbeck.  While these among others are admittedly the masters of the short story, it's time to usher in a new generation of literary short story writers. 

Using these masters as our models, I'd like to compile a contemporary collection of original literary short stories.  A short story usually reveals a kind of truth about life, but I don't want to confine anyone's creativity.  Any short story that effectively communicates a thought or idea would be welcome.  Less