miniStories
Apr 12, 2012
mnLIT Original: "Afterimage"
Hillary Wentworth
A haunting new short story by our most recent flash fiction competition grand prize-winner, Hillary Wentworth. Like all of our mnLIT Original offerings, this story is illustrated by artwork handpicked from our vast database of Minnesota artists.
Oct 7, 2011
mnLIT presents: Kim Teeple
Kim Teeple
Kim Teeple's short story, "Turtle," was selected for the last cycle of mnLIT by our full panel of miniStories flash fiction jurors: Alexander Chee, Daniel Handler, Heather McElhatton, Kevin Larimer, and Dennis Cass.
Jul 6, 2011
mnLIT presents: Deborah Girdwood
Deborah Girdwood
"I Went Out on a Cliff" by Deb Girdwood was selected for the 2010 cycle of mnLIT by our full panel of miniStories flash fiction jurors: Alexander Chee, Daniel Handler, Heather McElhatton, Kevin Larimer, and Dennis Cass.
Jun 3, 2011
mnLIT presents: Tristan Riehl
Tristan Riehl
Read "Railroad Crossings" by Tristan Riehl, selected as a finalist in last year's miniStories competition by our full panel of flash fiction jurors: Alexander Chee, Daniel Handler, Heather McElhatton, Kevin Larimer, and Dennis Cass.
Apr 29, 2011
mnLIT presents: Alison Morse
Alison Morse
Read Alison Morse's 2010 entry in the miniStories/mnLIT competition, "My Sister," selected as a finalist in last year's cycle by our full panel of flash fiction jurors: Alexander Chee, Daniel Handler, Heather McElhatton, Kevin Larimer, and Dennis Cass.
Feb 10, 2011
mnLIT presents: Steven Lang
Steven Lang
Read Steven Lang's 2010 miniStories finalist, "The Scarecrow," selected by our full panel of jurors: d
Nov 17, 2010
mnLIT presents: John Jodzio
John Jodzio
Read John Jodzio's 2010 miniStories finalist, "Willem and Trudy, Deuce and Me," selected by the full panel of fiction jurors: Alexander Chee, Daniel Handler, Heather McElhatton, Kevin Larimer, and Dennis Cass.
Oct 22, 2010
mnLIT presents: 2010 miniStories grand prize-winner, Hillary Wentworth
Hillary Wentworth
Read Hillary Wentworth's victorious flash fiction, "146.9 Volts," selected as the 2010 miniStories grand prize-winning submission by our full panel of fiction jurors: Alexander Chee, Daniel Handler, Heather McElhatton, Kevin Larimer, and Dennis Cass.
Sep 23, 2010
mnLIT presents: Andrew De Young
Andrew De Young
"Shared Wall" by Andrew De Young was selected as a finalist in the 2010 cycle of mnLIT by the full miniStories panel of jurors: Alexander Chee, Daniel Handler, Heather McElhatton, Kevin Larimer, and Dennis Cass.
Aug 17, 2010
mnLIT presents: Jeffrey B. Burton
Jeffrey Burton
"Letters of Transit" is the first of our published miniStories winners in this year's contest. Burton's story was selected by a vote of our all-star flash fiction jury: Alexander Chee, Daniel Handler, Kevin Larimer, Heather McElhatton, and Dennis Cass.
Apr 29, 2010
mnLIT Original: "Birdman"
Rebecca Dosch-Brown
"Birdman" is a newly commissioned story by one of our 2009 miniStories grand prize-winners, Rebecca Dosch-Brown. Each of these new mnLIT pieces is accompanied by a curated selection of work drawn from mnartists.org's vast database of artists.
Mar 16, 2010
mnLIT presents: Amy Bethke
Amy Bethke
This week's mnLIT winner, "Henry's Shoes" by Amy Bethke, was selected by novelist David Oppegaard for the 2009 cycle of miniStories.
Mar 10, 2010
mnLIT Original: "Prayers for the Dead"
Kris Woll
"Prayers for the Dead" is a newly commissioned story by one of our 2009 miniStories grand prize-winners, Kris Woll. Each of these new pieces is accompanied by a curated selection of work drawn from mnartists.org's vast database of artists.
Mar 1, 2010
mnLIT presents: Rodney Nelsestuen
Rodney Nelsestuen
Rodney Nelsestuen's short story, "Philippe," his second selected for the 2009 cycle of miniStories, was chosen by author Lise Erdrich.
Feb 16, 2010
mnLIT presents: Jorie Miller
Jorie Miller
This week's mnLIT winner, "July 29, 1954" by Jorie Miller, was selected for the 2009 cycle of miniStories by novelist Jon Fasman.
Feb 4, 2010
mnLIT presents: Alison Morse
Alison Morse
This week's miniStories winner, "The Apartment" by Alison Morse, was selected by novelist David Oppegaard for the 2009 cycle of mnLIT.
Jan 19, 2010
mnLIT presents: Paul Lundgren
Paul Lundgren
This week's winning short story, "Beat" by Paul Lundgren, was selected as a 2009 miniStories winner by novelist Leif Enger.
Jan 5, 2010
mnLIT presents: Rebecca Dosch-Brown
Rebecca Dosch-Brown
This week's mnLIT entry is a grand prize-winner -- Rebecca Dosch-Brown's story, "The Trousers," was selected for the 2009 cycle of miniStories by author Lise Erdrich.
Dec 21, 2009
mnLIT presents: Elizabeth Harris
Elizabeth Harris
This week's mnLIT winner, the flash fiction piece "Baked Eggs" by Libby Harris, was selected by novelist Leif Enger for the 2009 miniStories competition.
Dec 9, 2009
mnLIT presents: Caroline Ore
Caroline Ore
This week's short-short story, "Solo Performance" by Caroline Ore, was selected as a 2009 mnLIT winner by novelist David Oppegaard.
Nov 23, 2009
mnLIT presents: Heather Goodman
Heather Goodman
Heather Goodman's mnLIT-winning short story, "Raccoons," was selected by author Diana Joseph for the 2009 cycle of mnartists.org's literary series, miniStories.
Nov 9, 2009
mnLIT presents: Jessica Roeder
Jessica Roeder
This week's flash fiction piece, "Sights" by Jessica Roeder, was selected by novelist Jon Fasman as a 2009 mnLIT/miniStories winner.
Nov 4, 2009
mnLIT Original: "The Four Hermans"
Brian Beatty
"The Four Hermans" by Brian Beatty is the first of our newly commissioned pieces by the 2009 mnLIT grand prize-winning poets and writers. Each work will be accompanied by a curated selection of work drawn from mnartists.org's vast database of artists.
Oct 27, 2009
mnLIT presents: Kristin Swanson
Kristin Swanson
This week's story, "In the Event that I Am Not Paranoid" by Kristin Swanson," was selected for the 2009 cycle of miniStories by novelist Leif Enger.
Oct 12, 2009
mnLIT presents: Kris Woll
Kris Woll
"Furious" by Kris Woll is a 2009 mnLIT grand prize-winning story, selected for publication in this series by miniStories juror, novelist Jon Fasman.