{"id":109583,"date":"2022-11-21T08:30:46","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T13:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=109583"},"modified":"2022-11-18T18:36:40","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T23:36:40","slug":"celebrating-short-stories-at-nmc-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=109583","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating short stories at the NMC Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Notice the<strong> Libby<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-103510\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Libby_icon.png\" alt=\"Libby icon\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" \/><\/strong> tag next to a title? This means the book is available as an eBook and can be found on the Libby app. All audiobooks can be accessed through Libby. Haven\u2019t set up your Libby account yet? Follow these easy <a href=\"https:\/\/teaching.nmc.edu\/knowledgebase\/libby-by-overdrive-account-setup-audiobook-platform\/\"><strong>instructions<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-104942\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Mel_icon.png\" alt=\"MeL icon\" width=\"37\" height=\"20\" \/>books available to request from MeLCat!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>FICTION<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-109594 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/The_Largesse_and_the_Sea_Maiden.png\" alt=\"The Largesse and the Sea Maiden book cover\" width=\"65\" height=\"100\" \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nmc-staff.kohacatalog.com\/cgi-bin\/koha\/catalogue\/detail.pl?biblionumber=35845&amp;searchid=scs_1668789050695\"><em>The Largesse and the Sea Maiden<\/em><\/a> by Denis Johnson<\/strong><br \/>\nWritten in the luminous prose that made him one of the most beloved writers of his generation, this collection finds Johnson in new territory, contemplating the ghosts of the past and the elusive and unexpected ways the mysteries of the universe assert themselves.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-109588 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Fine_Fine_Fine_Fine_Fine.png\" alt=\"Fine Fine Fine Fine Fine book cover\" width=\"70\" height=\"100\" \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nmc-staff.kohacatalog.com\/cgi-bin\/koha\/catalogue\/detail.pl?biblionumber=236698&amp;searchid=scs_1668790495577\"><em>Fine, Fine, Fine, Fine, Fine<\/em><\/a> by Diane Williams<\/strong><br \/>\nNot a single moment here is what you might expect. While there is immense pleasure to be found in Williams\u2019s spot-on observations about how we behave in our highest and lowest moments, the heart of the drama beats in the language of American short fiction\u2019s grand master, whose originality, precision, and power bring the familiar into startling and enchanted relief.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-109592 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Outside_is_the_Ocean.png\" alt=\"Outside is the Ocean book cover\" width=\"59\" height=\"100\" \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nmc-staff.kohacatalog.com\/cgi-bin\/koha\/catalogue\/detail.pl?biblionumber=497473&amp;searchid=scs_1668789454488\"><em>Outside is the Ocean<\/em><\/a> by Matthew Lansburg (Iowa Short Fiction Award)<\/strong><br \/>\nThree days after her twentieth birthday, a young woman who grew up in Germany during World War II, crosses the Atlantic to start a new life. After two marriages and a troubled relationship with her son, Heike adopts a disabled child from Russia, a strong-willed girl named Galina. As Galina grows up, Heike&#8217;s grasp on reality frays, and she writes a series of letters to the son she thinks has abandoned her forever. It isn&#8217;t until Heike&#8217;s death that her son finds these letters and realizes how skewed his mother&#8217;s perceptions actually were.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-109591 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/November_Storm.png\" alt=\"November Storm book cover\" width=\"59\" height=\"100\" \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nmc-staff.kohacatalog.com\/cgi-bin\/koha\/catalogue\/detail.pl?biblionumber=493796&amp;searchid=scs_1668789713220\"><em>November Storm<\/em><\/a> by Robert Oldshue (Iowa Short Fiction Award)<\/strong><br \/>\nIn each of the stories in Robert Oldshue&#8217;s debut collection, the characters want to be decent but find that hard to define. In upstate New York, a November storm is one that comes early in the season. If it catches people off-guard, it can change them in the ways Oldshue&#8217;s characters are changed by different but equally surprising storms.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-109600 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Without_a_Stitch_in_Time_a_collection_of_the_best_humorous_short_pieces.png\" alt=\"Without a Stitch in Time a collection of the best humorous short pieces\" width=\"67\" height=\"100\" \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nmc-staff.kohacatalog.com\/cgi-bin\/koha\/catalogue\/detail.pl?biblionumber=220&amp;searchid=scs_1668790464741\"><em>Without a Stitch in Time: a collection of the best humorous short pieces<\/em><\/a> by Peter De Vries<\/strong><br \/>\nA selection of forty-six articles and stories written for the New Yorker between 1943 and 1973, offers pun-filled autobiographical vignettes that reveal the source of De Vries\u2019s nervous wit: the cognitive dissonance between his Calvinist upbringing in 1920s Chicago and the all-too-perfect postwar world.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-109590 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Let_Me_Tell_You_new_stories_essays_other_writings.png\" alt=\"Let Me Tell You book cover\" width=\"67\" height=\"100\" \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nmc-staff.kohacatalog.com\/cgi-bin\/koha\/catalogue\/detail.pl?biblionumber=31414&amp;searchid=scs_1668790755203\">Let Me Tell You: new stories, essays, other writings<\/a> by Shirley Jackson<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Edited by Laurence Jackson Hyman, Sarah Hyman DeWitt<\/em><br \/>\nLet Me Tell You brings together the deliciously eerie short stories Jackson is best known for, along with frank, inspiring lectures on writing, and comic essays about her large, boisterous family.<\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0<\/h2>\n<h2>NON-FICTION<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-109589 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/FLASH.png\" alt=\"FLASH book cover\" width=\"67\" height=\"100\" \/><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/nmc-staff.kohacatalog.com\/cgi-bin\/koha\/catalogue\/detail.pl?biblionumber=35645&amp;searchid=scs_1668791549500\">FLASH! : Writing the Very Short Story<\/a> <\/em>by John Dufresne<\/strong><br \/>\nFLASH! identifies the qualities that make for excellent flash fiction, demystifies the writing process, and guides writers by exercise and example through the world of the very short story. John Dufresne\u2019s characteristic warmth, wit, and humor remind writers of the joy in the creative process, making this a perfect guide for any writer interested in trying a new form.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-109599 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Short_Form_Creative_Writing.png\" alt=\"Short Form Creative Writing book cover\" width=\"67\" height=\"100\" \/><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/nmc-staff.kohacatalog.com\/cgi-bin\/koha\/catalogue\/detail.pl?biblionumber=233978&amp;searchid=scs_1668791549500\">Short-Form Creative Writing : a writer&#8217;s guide and anthology<\/a> <\/em>by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/H-K-Hummel\/e\/B07KLG634L?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&amp;qid=1668792091&amp;sr=1-1\">H. K. Hummel<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Stephanie-Lenox\/e\/B0027IDTH4?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&amp;qid=1668792091&amp;sr=1-1\">Stephanie Lenox<\/a> , et al.<\/strong><br \/>\nA complete introduction to the art and craft of extremely compressed works of imaginative literature. H. K. Hummel and Stephanie Lenox introduce both traditional and innovative approaches to the short form and demonstrate how it possesses structure, logic, and coherence while simultaneously resisting expectations.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-109598 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Steering_the_Craft.png\" alt=\"Steering the Craft book cover\" width=\"65\" height=\"100\" \/><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/nmc-staff.kohacatalog.com\/cgi-bin\/koha\/catalogue\/detail.pl?biblionumber=236643&amp;searchid=scs_1668791596690\">Steering the Craft: A Twenty-First-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story<\/a> <\/em>by Ursula K. Le Guin<\/strong><br \/>\nLe Guin lays out ten chapters that address the most fundamental components of narrative, from the sound of language to sentence construction to point of view.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-109584 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Brevity.png\" alt=\"Brevity book cover\" width=\"67\" height=\"100\" \/><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/nmc-staff.kohacatalog.com\/cgi-bin\/koha\/catalogue\/detail.pl?biblionumber=34139&amp;searchid=scs_1668791662442\">Brevity: A Flash Fiction Handbook<\/a> <\/em>by David Galef<\/strong><br \/>\nA guide to writing flash fiction, from tips on technique to samples by canonical and contemporary authors to provocative prompts that inspire powerful stories in a little space.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-109601 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/The_Practice_of_Creative_Writing.png\" alt=\"The Practice of Creative Writing book cover\" width=\"70\" height=\"100\" \/><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/nmc-staff.kohacatalog.com\/cgi-bin\/koha\/catalogue\/detail.pl?biblionumber=506420&amp;searchid=scs_1668791692972\">The Practice of Creative Writing: A Guide for Students<\/a><\/em> by Heather Sellers<\/strong><br \/>\nDesigned for students in the introductory course, The Practice of Creative Writing teaches writers how to trust their own voice, experiment with form, and develop a writing process that allows them to spend more productive time at the desk. Rather than locking into one genre early, writers are encouraged to work among and in between genres and to focus on creating a writing practice that privileges close observation, patience, and techniques of pattern, energy, and shape.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>FILMS IN KANOPY<\/h2>\n<p>Explore Kanopy\u2019s free yoga and exercise videos. Go to <a href=\"http:\/\/nmc.kanopy.com\">nmc.kanopy.com<\/a> and login using your NMC ID and password.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-109587 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/COMEDY_short_film_festival.png\" alt=\"Comedy short film festival\" width=\"143\" height=\"80\" \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kanopy.com\/en\/nmc\/video\/5527844\">COMEDY: short film festival<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nSpanning a spectrum of filmmaking styles, tones, and techniques, these seven films all have one goal common: to lighten your day with humor. From whimsical and ridiculous to dry and ironic, you\u2019ll find the hit of comedy you need in this collection from the editors of Stash Magazine.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-109595 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/SURREAL_short_film_festival.png\" alt=\"Surreal short film festival\" width=\"143\" height=\"80\" \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kanopy.com\/en\/nmc\/video\/5850151\">SURREAL: short film festival<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nA collection of five curious and quirky short films pushing the boundaries of modern story-telling and guaranteed to keep you thinking about the strange nature of reality and your place in it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-109593 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Sci-Fi_short_film_festival.png\" alt=\"Sci-Fi short film festival\" width=\"143\" height=\"80\" \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kanopy.com\/en\/nmc\/video\/5850143\">SCI-FI: short film festival<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThree talented young filmmakers transport us into the near future with thought-provoking visions of how extraordinary technology will affect us socially and personally.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-109596 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Student_short_film_festival.png\" alt=\"Student short film festival\" width=\"143\" height=\"80\" \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kanopy.com\/en\/nmc\/video\/5547296\">STUDENT: short film festival<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nPrepare yourself for a new wave of directors whose creative ambition and technical mastery expand the potential of short films with every graduating class. Have a look at these five extraordinary examples of animated student films.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-109586 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/3D_Animation_short_film_festival.png\" alt=\"3D_Animation short film festival\" width=\"143\" height=\"80\" \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kanopy.com\/en\/nmc\/video\/10538536\">3D ANIMATION: short film festival <\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThis 30-minute program presents five short films showcasing the incredible range of comedy, emotion, and sense of wonder possible using 3D animation \u2013 the most innovative and successful digital medium on the planet.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>BEYOND THE LIBRARY: PODCASTS<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-109597 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Story_Corps.png\" alt=\"Story Corps podcast cover\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/podcasts\/510200\/storycorps\">Story Corps<\/a> From NPR<\/strong><br \/>\nStories of the human heart. A candid, unscripted conversation between two people about what&#8217;s really important in life: love, loss, family, friendship. When the world seems out of hand, tune in to <em>StoryCorps<\/em> and be reminded of the things that matter most.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-109585 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1001_Classic_Short_Stories_Tales.png\" alt=\"1001 Classic Short Stories Tales podcast cover\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/1001-classic-short-stories-tales\/id1078098622\">1001 Classic Short Stories &amp; Tales<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThese fast-paced stories and captivating tales are chosen for their unique flavor, are suitable for all ages and tastes, and provide a window to a time when writers knew how to tell great stories using descriptive words and phrases<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-109602 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/The_Moth.png\" alt=\"The Moth podcast cover\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/themoth.org\/podcast\">The Moth<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nEach weekly episode of this Peabody Award-winning show featured audio of curated, unscripted, first-person stories from live Moth events, including their flagship Mainstage program and their variety of story slams.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Notice the Libby tag next to a title? 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