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A Small, Good Thing @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Out today! Listen to Elizabeth Baines talk about her career as a writer: from the first short story she ever published to her upcoming projects, passing through the times when she worked as a writer of radio plays and the co-editor of a short story magazine. www.spreaker.com/episode/a-ca...

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A Small, Good Thing @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

New episode out today! In which short story writer and essayist Vicky Grut discusses what it means to be a short story writer in the heyday of the digital revolution, and at a time of hyper-connectivity. Listen here: www.spreaker.com/episode/writ...

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A Small, Good Thing @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Out today! In which short story writer David Hartley discusses the importance of Voice in short fiction. What is Voice? How many voices can a short story writer have? How far can one trespass into alien territories when seeking for a character’s voice? Listen here: www.spreaker.com/episode/the-...

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A Small, Good Thing @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Out today! In this episode, @vlopezliendo.bsky.social takes a closer look at Groff’s representation of the relationship between humans and the environment, and how this relationship reflects the inequalities that plague contemporary society. Listen here: www.spreaker.com/episode/laur...

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A Small, Good Thing @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

New episode! In which I chat with William Weightman about his short story “Green Green Grass”, which won first place in this year’s @bristolshortstory.bsky.social. Listen here: www.spreaker.com/episode/on- winning-a-short-story-prize-with-william-weightman--72670449

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A Small, Good Thing @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

New episode out today! In which Sam Reese tells the fascinating story of four writers who in those years used the short story as an outlet for countercultural expression. Listen here: www.spreaker.com/episode/the-...

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A Small, Good Thing @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

New episode coming out soon! In which Sam Reese tells the fascinating story of four writers who used short fiction as an outlet for countercultural expression. Stay tuned!

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A Small, Good Thing @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

New episode out today! 2026 marks the 30th anniversary of the publication of Infinite Jest, arguably David Foster Wallace’s most famous and celebrated book. In this episode, prof. Marshall Boswell discusses Wallace’s three brilliant short story collections. www.spreaker.com/episode/davi...

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A Small, Good Thing @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

New episode out today! In which Naomi Kanakia (a.k.a Woman of Letters on Substack) tells the fascinating tale of the so-called “New Yorker short story”. Listen here www.spreaker.com/episode/the-...

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A Small, Good Thing @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

New episode out today! Richard Brautigan is most famous for his iconic novel “Trout Fishing in America”, but he was also a prolific short story writer and poet. Listen to Chris Gair talk about Brautigan’s beautiful short story collection “Revenge of the Lawn” (1971). www.spreaker.com/episode/rich...

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A Small, Good Thing @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

New episode! Listen to Chigozirim Nwaosu discuss the representation of gender and sexuality in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s 2009 collection The Thing Around Your Neck. Chigozirim is a PhD candidate in the School of Literature and Languages at the University of Surrey. www.spreaker.com/episode/chim...

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A Small, Good Thing @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

New episode out today (you really don’t want to miss this one)! What can fictional representations of blocked short story writers teach us about writer’s block and what causes it? Listen to this episode with @acolton.bsky.social to find out! Listen here: www.spreaker.com/episode/writ...

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A Small, Good Thing @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Out on 26th February! What can fictional representations of blocked short story writers teach us about writer’s block and what causes a writer to feel blocked? In the next episode, I’ll discuss these questions with Aaron Colton, Associate Professor at Emory University in Atlanta. Stay tuned!

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A Small, Good Thing @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Out today! Listen to Paul March-Russell discuss the importance of women writers in science fiction and the legacy of the short story collection “Women of Wonder” (1974) edited by Pamela Sargent. Paul March-Russell is the co-founder of GoldSF. Listen here! www.spreaker.com/episode/wome...

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A Small, Good Thing @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Out on Thursday 5th February! Listen to Paul March-Russell talk about the legacy of the short story collection “Women of Wonder” (1974) edited by Pamela Sargeant. Paul March-Russell is the co-founder of GoldSF, an intersectional feminist science fiction imprint of Goldsmiths Press. Stay tuned!

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A Small, Good Thing @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Out today! Meet Alexander Manshel, Associate Professor of English at McGill University. How is contemporary short fiction in America influenced by the people and institutions that contribute to its production, circulation, and reception? Listen here to find out: www.spreaker.com/episode/the-...

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A Small, Good Thing @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

How is contemporary short fiction in America influenced by the people and institutions that contribute to its production, circulation, and reception? Stay tuned to find out! Alexander Manshel is Associate Professor of English at McGill University in Montreal (Canada).

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A Small, Good Thing @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Small, good things are coming! Can’t wait to share this very special episode with everyone! It features short stories written and read by twelve amazing writers! Out on 24th December. Stay tuned!

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Andrea Marzocchi @andeamarzocchi.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Both humbled and honoured to be part of this event organized by @ensfr.bsky.social next January! It’s a roundtable to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Charles E. May’s book “Short Story Theories” The event is free and open to everybody! Do come along! ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/charle...

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Event: Charles E. May’s Short Story Theories’ 50th Anniversary Roundtable

Join us as we honour the enduring legacy of Charles E. May’s Short Story Theories (1976), a landmark work that reshaped how we read, teach, and think about short fiction. This special event …

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A Small, Good Thing @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Out today! @shelleyr-j.bsky.social is a poet, flash fiction writer and Senior Lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University. How can writers create three-dimensional worlds when all they have at their disposal is a few hundred words? Listen to find out! www.spreaker.com/episode/flas...

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A Small, Good Thing @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Out tomorrow! @shelleyr-j.bsky.social is a poet, flash fiction writer and Senior Lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University in the UK. In this episode, Shelley will be our guide into the world of flash fiction! Stay tuned!

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A Small, Good Thing @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

New Episode! Listen to @nicholasroyle.bsky.social talk about his latest short story collection “Paris Fantastique” (@confingopublishing.bsky.social), his passion for second-hand books and much more! Listen here: www.spreaker.com/episode/like...

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Andrea Marzocchi @andeamarzocchi.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Very excited to be presenting a paper at this conference today at the Complutense University!

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A Small, Good Thing @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

New Episode! William Saroyan was an Armenian-American writer and a true short story genius. In this episode, I get to chat about his life and works with Scott Setrakian, President of the William Saroyan Foundation. Listen here: www.spreaker.com/episode/will...

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A Small, Good Thing @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

The second part of the interview with @ailsacox.bsky.social is out today! In this episode, we discuss more famous pieces of short story writing advice. Listen here to find out of they are facts or fiction! www.spreaker.com/episode/more...

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A Small, Good Thing @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Last week, I had the pleasure of meeting Scott Setrakian, President of the William Saroyan Foundation. William Saroyan’s books are very dear to me and I am looking forward to sharing this episode with everyone! While you wait… here are other episodes you might like www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-sm...

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A Small, Good Thing @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

New episode! Meet @ailsacox.bsky.social, short story writer and Professor Emerita at Edge Hill University (UK). In this episode, we discuss famous claims about short fiction and short story writing… are they facts or fiction? Listen here to find out: www.spreaker.com/episode/the-...

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A Small, Good Thing @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

New episode out! Prof. Andrew Levy is the Edna Cooper Chair of English at Butler University (Indiana). In this episode, I get to ask him a few questions about his book The Culture and Commerce of the American Short Story, a true watershed in short story criticism! www.spreaker.com/episode/the-...

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A Small, Good Thing @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

How does the short story contribute to our understanding of life and the world? To find out, I interviewed prof. Michael Basseler (Justus-Liebig University) author of An Organon of Life Knowledge: Genres and Functions of the Short Story in North America with @transcript-verlag.bsky.social

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British Association for American Studies @officialbaas.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

ICYMI: Last month, BAAS chair Michael Collins joined the A Small, Good Thing podcast to discuss the position of the short story in US culture & academic research. Listen here: www.spreaker.com/episode/cont... @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social

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Contact Zones (with Michael Collins) - A Small, Good Thing

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A Small, Good Thing @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

New episode! Listen to amazing Heuijung Hur speak about her short story collection Failed Summer Vacation published in English by @scratchbooks.bsky.social! www.spreaker.com/episode/fail...

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A Small, Good Thing @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

New Episode! Listen to Michael J. Collin’s (King’s College, London) speak about short fiction and the need for human connections. Listen here: www.spreaker.com/episode/cont...

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A Small, Good Thing @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Part two of the Lucia Berlin episode is out! Listen to Elizabeth Geoghegan discuss Lucia’s stories “A Manual for Cleaning Women,” “So Long,” and “Carmen”. Listen here: www.spreaker.com/episode/part...

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A Small, Good Thing @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Don’t miss episode 3! Lucia Berlin: Laundromats and Missing Puzzle Pieces (with Elizabeth Geoghegan). A special thank you to David Berlin and the LB estate for allowing me to use the clip of Lucia Berlin reading from “Angel’s Laundromat” Listen here: www.spreaker.com/episode/luci...

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A Small, Good Thing @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

New episode is out today! For this two-part episode I had the privilege of discussing Lucia Berlin's collection A Manual For Cleaning Women with writer Elizabeth Geoghegan. Listen here: www.spreaker.com/episode/luci...

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A Small, Good Thing @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

New episode! Irwin Streight, author of "Flannery at the Grammys" for @upmississippi.bsky.social, discusses Flannery O'Connor's legacy on popular music and culture. Listen here rb.gy/g5r7cn, or on all podcasting platforms!

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Andrea Marzocchi @andeamarzocchi.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Lydia Davis. Relatable, as always. (From the collection Can’t and Won’t, 2014)

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A Small, Good Thing @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Don't miss Episode 1 of "A Small, Good Thing"! Listen here www.spreaker.com/episode/cat-... or on all major podcasting platforms.

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A Small, Good Thing @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Episode 1 is out! Listen to Tom Conaghan, founder of @scratchbooks.bsky.social, talk about publishing short fiction, short story competitions, and much more! Listen to episode 1 here rb.gy/uuoi1m or all major podcasting platforms!

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