2026 has become a year of transitions, both personally & professionally. SHORT STORY TODAY's been the focus of my life for 4 years, so I'm not closing the book just yet. You'll be seeing more of SHORT STORY TODAY in the future. I just haven't figured out yet what it'll look like.

Short Story Today would like to wish everyone a happy and healthy new year. We'll be taking some time off in 2026 to explore some parts of the world we've be meaning to visit, so we hope you'll check back with us for updates about Season 6 in the spring. See you in the summer!

OUT NOW! Our "Found Fiction" holiday episode features a story by the German author Ludwig Fulda, from Short Story Classics, published by P. F. Collier & Son in 1907. It's called "The Fur Coat: The Story of a Matrimonial Difference." It's a humdinger! shortstorytoday.com

THIS WEEK! We're bringing Season 5 to an end with a special "Found Fiction" holiday episode featuring a literary gem unearthed from the vaults of Project Gutenberg. It's from an early 20th century anthology of German stories - and it still resonates in remarkable ways.

OUT NOW! Anna Monardo's stories, essays, & poems have been published in Prairie Schooner, The Sun, Indiana Review, Poets and Writers, Salon.com, etc. The prologue from her first novel THE COURTYARD OF DREAMS was featured on NPR’s “Selected Shorts” reading series.

THIS WEEK! Anna Monardo joins me to discuss her books AFTER ITALY: A FAMILY MEMOIR OF ARRANGED MARRIAGE and COURTYARD OF DREAMS (Bordighera). She reveals the unique connection shared by these books (one CNF and the other fiction) and the writer's journey that made them possible.

THIS WEEK! We celebrate Nebraska author Anna Monardo, an award-winning fiction writer, essayist, poet, and memoirist. Her memoir AFTER ITALY: A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage (Bordighera Press) was the winner of Creative Nonfiction's Writing Pittsburgh Contest.

SEASON'S GREETINGS! SEASON 5 continues in December with award-winning author Anna Monardo and a special holiday episode. Look for the new episodes on 12/10 and 12/24. shortstorytoday.com

OUT NOW! Vishwas R. Gaitonde's writing has appeared in The Iowa Review, Bellevue Literary Review, Santa Monica Review, Epiphany, Gargoyle, & Baltimore Review. "In his hands, the characters are given what we all need: grace." - Sameer Pandya, author of Our Beautiful Boys @weareji

THIS WEEK! Vishwas R. Gaitonde joins me to talk about the stories in his debut collection ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN. " [A] fantastic new voice in world literature." - David Heska Wanbli Weiden, author of WINTER COUNTS @weareji shortstorytoday.com

THIS WEEK! We celebrate North Carolina author Vishwas R. Gaitonde! His debut collection ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN was the winner of the 2023 Orison Prize for fiction. "An absorbing and deeply pleasurable collection." - Margot Livesey, author of THE ROAD FROM BELHAVEN @weareji

OUT NOW! Ian Forth's stories have been published in Lit eZine, The Mocking Owl Roost, These Pages Sing, Fragmented Voices, & Literally Stories. The Syncopation Literary Journal is where we first learned of his writing. Thank you, Natalie Welsh! @IanForth4 shortstorytoday.com

THIS WEEK! Welsh author Ian Forth joins me to talk about the stories in his debut collection HAZLITT AND THE MOBILITY SCOOTER (Hard Travelling Books). "Wicked stories full of fascinations. Brilliantly written" - Geoff Baker, The London Weekly News @IanForth4