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We meet Fridays at 3pm at the Orwell House on Cookie Island. We discuss a different short story or short story pair per week.
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This week's story - Granita by Umberto Eco
Started by Adele Ward May 11, 2012. 0 Replies 0 Likes
The Short Story Discussion Group will be chatting about Granita by Umberto Eco next Friday. We can also talk about it here.You can read the story here…Continue
This week's story - The Daughters of the Moon by Italo Calvino
Started by Adele Ward May 10, 2012. 0 Replies 0 Likes
This Friday, 11th May, we'll be discussing The Daughters of the Moon by Italo Calvino, and we have more great short stories coming soon. You can also suggest short stories you'd like us to discuss at…Continue
Extracts from Adam and Eve's diaries
Started by Adele Ward. Last reply by ToryLynn Writer Feb 20, 2010. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Thanks for posting the links to these. It's really interesting to read Eve's point of view, and hers is much more interesting than Adam's. It doesn't seem so mysogynistic now that I can read hers.…Continue
Shooting an Elephant by George Orwell
Started by Adele Ward Feb 20, 2010. 0 Replies 0 Likes
I just read this on your link and I think it's a fabulous piece of writing. Looking forward to discussing it on Friday.
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Comment by ToryLynn Writer on February 13, 2010 at 22:17 -
We'll be reading "Extracts from Adam's Diary" by Mark Twain on Friday, February 19th. Find the link to the text here http://slshortstorydiscussiongroup.blogspot.com/2010/02/excerpt-fro...
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Comment by Adele Ward on February 14, 2010 at 5:31
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It's great to see this group here. It's such a wonderful discussion every Friday and with a group on here people can discuss the stories even if they can't get to the event.
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Comment by ToryLynn Writer on February 19, 2010 at 17:19
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Next week: For February 26th, we will be reading "Shooting an Elephant" by George Orwell. Find the text at http://slshortstorydiscussiongroup.blogspot.com
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Great discussion yesterday. I'm really looking forward to Orwell as he's one of my favourite authors, although I haven't read this one before.
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It's George Orwell's story Shooting An Elephant in a couple of hours. Really looking forward to the discussion. Anyone not on Second Life to chat about it in voice could read it and discuss it here on the Ning.
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Comment by ToryLynn Writer on April 10, 2010 at 18:11
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If anybody has any ideas for short stories for the group, I would be willing to hear them. Our standards are that they have to be accessible through digital media which can be copied onto an SL notecard and somewhere between 5 and 15 thousand words.
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Comment by ToryLynn Writer on May 5, 2010 at 4:47
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We're reading "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience" by H.D. Thoreau on Friday. Everybody should come join us at the Orwell House on Cookie. :)
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Looking forward to it!
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Comment by Insight on May 31, 2012 at 13:53 -
I thought I wouls share this but wasn't sure where it really belonged.
Found this from Dark Markets and thought I would share :) "Deep Cuts is an anthology tribute to great horror stories by women writers. While we are reprinting certain select stories, we want you to send us your original short horror story plus a 150 word recommendation of your favorite horror story by a woman writer." I immediately thought of the way cool authors from The Wickeds. The deadline is August 31 for publication in Feb 2013. Pays five cents a word and royalty split.
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