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I'm inventing a theme for Sunday. I have not yet decided whether or not it will be a permanent fixture, but right now I like the idea of it and I'm going to see how it goes. 

My first short story collection ever reviewed on this blog was by Scott F Fitzgerald and there was a problem. How do you review one book when it's full of many stories? I wound up trying to do both: review the book as a whole and acknowledge each individual story inside. This made for one long ass review.

 So instead I thought: why not review each individual story as an individual and then upon the books completion review the book as a whole? That way short stories have short reviews and the book review looks a little bit less like pretentious word vomit.

 So when the A-Z Challenge is complete, I will be starting Short Story Sunday. It will feature the first story of the following:


 Second order of business: when the AZ Challenge draws to a close, I will be shutting off the Anonymous comments and turning on word verification. It's nothing personal I just hate spam. So if you'd like to comment in the future, please sign in.


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  1. Sean @ His And Her HobbiesApril 24, 2015 at 8:17 PM

    I love the idea you have about reviewing each story individually as it will easier to review it with the detail you need.

    Sean at His and Hobbies

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    1. Idea-ist @ GetLostinLitApril 25, 2015 at 7:53 AM

      Thank you! It's too difficult to just say "great collection!" when I want to gush over each individual story and why it was good or bad.

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