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A Small, Good Thing
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"A Small, Good Thing" is the podcast about short fiction. Interviews with writers, academics, publishers, and anyone who shares a passion for short stories.

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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!

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November 13, 2025 at 10:07 AM
New episode tomorrow! @nicholasroyle.bsky.social is a writer of short stories and novels, the editor of the Best British Short Stories and founder of @nightjarpress.bsky.social! I had the pleasure of meeting him and talk about his beautiful short story collection “Paris Fantastique”. Stay tuned!
November 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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...
October 23, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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!

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October 2, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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-...
September 11, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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!

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August 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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
July 31, 2025 at 7:42 AM
New episode!

Listen to amazing Heuijung Hur speak about her short story collection Failed Summer Vacation published in English by @scratchbooks.bsky.social!

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July 12, 2025 at 10:21 AM
New Episode!
Listen to Michael J. Collin’s (King’s College, London) speak about short fiction and the need for human connections.

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June 26, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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”.

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June 13, 2025 at 6:22 AM
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...
June 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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.

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May 29, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Don't miss Episode 1 of "A Small, Good Thing"!
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May 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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!
May 1, 2025 at 7:12 AM