Don’t have much time for reading? Afraid to commit to a whole book? Still want to read queer fiction and chat about it? Welcome to Short Story Club: Closer Look!

Every month, we read a short story in English (100 – 8000 words long) written by a marginalized author (LGBTQIA+/BIPOC/political activist) and discuss it within queer community using some fun techniques, such as freewriting. Taking a closer look, we delve deeper to learn what the story is about, how we interpret it, why it’s written the way it is, and what it makes us think and feel. A piece of fiction has as many versions as it has readers, so let’s meet and share our own!🌱

Short Story Club is a perfect place for:

● readers who can’t commit to a longer text

● readers who can't stop committing to texts both long and short

● writers who wants to learn from other authors through critical/reflective reading

● queer folks excited to read more queer fiction

● (ex-)students who want to do more critical reading in a safe environment

● short stories fans!! what??

Our next club meeting will take place on April 24th, 17:00 and we’re going to yap about “The Sound of Children Screaming”, a horror short story by Rachael K. Jones. The story takes about 20-30 minutes to read, which makes it a perfect fit for a train ride/lunch break/lazy morning. This time, it’s best to take a look at it beforehand, since we’ll only read an excerpt at the beginning of our meetup.

Read the story here: https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/the-sound-of-children-screaming/

Content warnings: gun violence, child death, child endangerment

Grab a cute pen for your notes and come join us!‍👑

P.S. We shareThe Pond’s book values. Trans rights are human rights. Free Palestine. Fuck white imperialism.