‘Got a Letter from Jimmy’ is a short story by the American writer Shirley Jackson (1916-65). The story, which runs to just a few pages, involves just two characters: an unnamed husband and wife. The husband has received a letter from an associate simply identified as Jimmy; the wife seeks to know what the contents […]
The following is from Lily Mayer’s Short War . Mayer is a writer, translator, and critic. She is a contributing writer at the Atlantic , and her translations include Claudia Ulloa Donoso’s story collections Little Bird and Ice for Martians . She lives in Washington, D.C. The thought of Dr. Lucas in Cuba clouded the […]
People around the world are getting ready for the total solar eclipse next Monday, April 8th. I secured a pair of glasses last month, since the last time there was a solar eclipse in New York, I had to borrow a pair of viewing glasses from some teens in the park, which was an experience […]
In literature, as in real life, complicated mothers and our relationships with them affect us whether they’re in the room or on the page with us or not. I’m interested in books where mothers are not necessarily central characters—some are dead when the story begins, for example—but whose impacts (or absence) are far-reaching. The sort […]
Gary Clement Children’s books have long featured pint-size heroes overcoming fierce antagonists: ogres, witches and big bad wolves. So it comes as no surprise that a similar drama occurs in these three stories. Only here, children are up against something far more complex: their parents. These moms and pops — by turns cruel, overprotective, distracted […]
Most students are running behind in success, and that comes with marks. We all know that the common process of achieving success in life is mostly dependent on academic performance and prominence. In this modern world, everything is getting competitive. Students and workers are getting bumped up with new challenges and opportunities from work to […]
John Barth was a pioneer of literary postmodernism.Credit…Bettmann/Getty Nobody likes the comic who explains his own material, but the writer John Barth, who died on Tuesday, had a way of making explanations — of gags, of stories, of the whole creative enterprise — sing louder and funnier and truer than punchlines. The maxim “Show, don’t […]
The author of The Sicilian Inheritance writes from trains, planes, and (years ago) nightclub bathrooms. Jo Piazza’s mystery/thriller, The Sicilian Inheritance, was inspired by her great-great-grandmother’… Bustle Book Club Jo Piazza has written 12 books, and she’s not afraid to play favorites. “I’ve been hustling for this one more than I have for anything else,” […]
Credit…Rebecca Clarke That kids’ classic “completely changed my life,” says the former football star, now the University of Colorado’s “Coach Prime.” His new book is “Elevate and Dominate: 21 Ways to Win On and Off the Field.” Credit…Rebecca Clarke Describe your ideal reading experience (when, where, what, how). Peace! I need my peace. I usually […]
If you are looking for ways to improve your writing both for pleasure and business you might be interested to know that a wealth of tools are available at your disposal. Google DeepMind’s AI studio has made Gemini 1.5, a powerful tool that uses artificial intelligence to study literature in depth. This guide will show […]
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