Writing Autumn Island: A Short Story
"Autumn Island," a short story by Emmy Nicklin.
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Books “Readers are willing to follow writers into risky territory”: Alexander Chee on Writing and The Queen of the Night
Alexander Chee chats with The Toast about researching and writing his new novel, THE QUEEN OF THE NIGHT.
Books “Who Tells Your Story?”: Historical Fiction as Resistance
The process of reconstructing the past is fascinating, and that’s why I want to spend time working through its complexities and writing history myself. But if I honestly recall what drew me to reading about the past in the first place, it is fiction. Specifically, children’s historical fiction presented as the diaries of girls my age, living through various periods in Canadian and world history.
Writing Anya: A Short Story
"It didn’t make Anya bad—to do what people had to have her do. In fact it made her good."
Writing In The City of Martyrs: A Short Story
A short story by Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam.
Writing The Old Back and Forth: A Short Story
A new short story by Ashley Burnett.
Books Why We Need to Build More Diverse Worlds in Fiction
Bernard Hayman on the necessity of diverse worldbuilding in fiction.
Meta Buttered This Week: Aug. 15-21
This week was the full feelings buffet. Remember, you can always come back for more: Celeste Ng called How to Make Yogurt in Manila by Grace Talusan ‘beautiful and moving’ (on the Twitter machine) so you don’t have to take our word for its awesomeness. “Things That Are Meant To Make You Feel Safe And …
The Butter A History of Power: Fiction
"I stood in for a thousand ships and you hid behind and conducted them with your pinky finger until I was seduced or abducted (they are not so different)."
The Butter Bodies Without Malice: A Short Story
The Butter presents a new short story by Terese Marie Mailhot.
The Butter The Spread: Flash Fiction
The Butter presents "The Spread," a new work of flash fiction by Jennifer A. Howard.
The Butter To A for Life, Then to B and Her Heirs: A Short Story
Katherine Robb's new short story for The Butter, "To A for Life, Then to B and Her Heirs."
The Butter Blood for Blood’s Sake: A Short Story
A new short story by Maria Pinto.
The Butter Am I Ugly?: A Short Story
A new short story by Justina Elias.
Link Roundup Buttered This Week: July 24-31
A list of links to everything on The Butter this week.
