Chronicles of Now

Short fiction torn from today’s headlines.

[Chronicles of Now @NowChronicles]

Super psyched and honored our podcast was picked as one of the best of the year by @TheAtlantic. Huge thanks to all of our contributors, our host @iSmashFizzle, and @pushkinpods

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[Signe Johansen @SigneSJohansen]

@jonathancoe This would make a great @NowChronicles short story!

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Huge thanks to @leitalm @jacobwe @curtisfox @bartwarshaw @emilyr0stek and the rest of the team at @pushkinpods!

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Super psyched and honored our podcast was picked as one of the best of the year by @TheAtlantic. Huge thanks to all of our contributors, our host @iSmashFizzle, and @pushkinpods

https://t.co/YDSPcejY5e

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Indomitable for sure—thank you @curtisfox !

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We're creating a gorgeous print edition featuring stories from @csittenfeld @rgay @askanyone @Benjamin_Percy @1JessWalter @kashanacauley @jcourtsull @carmenmmachado and many more!

Think of it as a fictional keepsake from a year we'd all rather forget.

https://t.co/RTVOyPxqw8

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"My mother prayed with her eyes open: staring at the image of the god. The swan prayed by breathing, by insisting on more and more breath."

-New fiction by Shruti Swamy
@theshrutster

https://t.co/8oVcYjEYbx

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When news becomes fiction becomes news....
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As the U.S. passes over 250,000 Covid-related deaths, a short story by Rachel Khong about the impossible task of marking them all.

https://t.co/YZ145LCE1F
@rachelkhong

[Dan Barr @DanCBarr]

The @NowChronicles is a cool concept of publishing short, 500-750 word fiction by top writers concerning current events. This week’s offering, “The Wolverine,” by @mwektaehtabr is well worth a few minutes of your time.

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Head over to The Chronicles of Now to read our newest short fiction by Matthew Baker (@mwektaehtabr) about the plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

https://t.co/rplaVPe5sX

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"As the polls closed and the results trickled in, a raucous crowd gathered in midtown."

If you haven't already, check out @elliotackerman's newest short fiction "Versailles on Madison" at:

https://t.co/Z3nwuRN3E7

[Elliot Ackerman @elliotackerman]

“Versailles on Madison” some new short fiction of mine for @NowChronicles. Cc @JanklowNesbit @AAKnopf @penguinpress

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"I couldn’t tell if what I heard was a celebration or a riot."

Read our newest short fiction by @elliotackerman now:

https://t.co/Z3nwuRN3E7

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Wow. Huge (well-deserved) congrats, Jess!

[Post Book World @BookWorld]

In COLD MILLIONS, "one of the most captivating novels of the year," what might have been an earnest historical novel about the labor movement is transformed by @1JessWalter 's irresistible voice and characters
@harperbooks @RonCharles https://t.co/Gw32bnJrmB

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"Stroud did not like surprises (being struck by lightning was a surprise), and being told a surprise awaited you was always something bad in Stroud’s experience."

Read Ron Rush's short fiction about getting away in the age of COVID.

https://t.co/U8rggDkb1Z

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Happy Saturday! Enjoy your weekend with our newest short story by the incredible @RonRash about how COVID has affected our ability to "get away" at a home stay.

Read it now: https://t.co/U8rggDkb1Z

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"Whenever he gave the nation an update, the president looked unwell, like his genetics were revolting all over his face and extremities, so that gave us some hope and cheer."

Read more from Roxane Gay's (@rgay) short fiction about life in quarantine.

https://t.co/0WsRzeI6s1

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@Burshand @HeyAjaGirl @thepalmtreepapi Thanks for listening! @dantielwmoniz

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"For us it went: banana bread, red-eyed rabbit, job loss."

Read more from @Ramona_Ausubel's short fiction about ghost towns and the movement of families due to the COVID pandemic.

https://t.co/LUi3zaceql