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Let's Deconstruct a Story: A podcast for the story nerds!Aspiring writers need to understand the components of a good story before they can write one. Choices of POV, plot, setting, and tone are crucial. In each episode, I'll be interviewing a writer about one of their own stories, which will be available for listeners to read for free on my website before they listen.www.kellyfordon.substack.com and letsdeconstructastory.substack.com letsdeconstructastory.substack.com
Kelly Fordon hosts Let's Deconstruct a Story, a fiction show with 61 episodes published.
Please read “The Bed and Breakfast” before listening to the episode. Molly Dektar is the author of two novels, The Absolutes and The Ash Family. Her short stories have been published in the Best American Short Stories 20
I recorded a short episode chock-full of advice from the last few podcast episodes. Hope you enjoy it! Let me know if you would like me to record more of these. I am cleaning up some old recordings, and I’m always struck
Hi Everyone, In this episode, I sit down with Jim Shepard to deconstruct his short story “The Queen of Bad Influences.” If you haven’t read the story yet, I recommend reading it first—this is a full short story analysis
Hi Everyone, I’m so happy to share ‘Pemi Aguda’s short story, “Manifest,” with you. Please read the story before you listen to the podcast, because there will be spoilers! Read “Manifest” here on Granta (or here: https:/
Welcome to Let’s Deconstruct a Story! How this works: Read the story carefully. This is important because the interview will contain spoilers. During this session, we will talk with the author about their personal proces
Hi Everyone, During this episode, Shastri Akella discusses his Best American Short Story, “The Magic Bangle.” The podcast episode is also available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. Please r
Happy New Year! Maura Stanton and I had so much fun discussing “School for Robots.” Please be sure to read the story first before watching this video, and check out more of Maura’s fantastic stories below. Enjoy! Kelly B
Hi Everyone, I hope you enjoy this episode, which features Susan Shepherd discussing her Best American Short Story, “Baboons, “ first published in The Kenyon Review. Paid subscribers and Conscious Writers Collective memb
Katherine Damm talks about her story, "The Happiest Day of Your Life." First, be sure to read the story from The Iowa Review. There will be spoilers! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other sub
Deb Olin Unferth discusses her short story, "Wait Till You See Me Dance" with Kelly Fordon This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsdeconst
I spoke with Ananda Lima about her story, Antropófaga! Make sure you read it before you listen. Enjoy the rest of your summer, and happy listening! Kelly Ananda Lima is the author of Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil
* Here is Eli in a half-trench coat Sheila Heti gave him :) Hi Everyone, Well, the world might be a s%$# show, but at least we still have our stories. Today, I’m featuring the work of the brilliant Eli Sparkman, one of t
Hi Everyone! In this episode of the podcast, Caitlin Horrocks and I interview Erika Krouse about “Jude” from her new collection, Save Me, Stranger. AND THEN…Erika and I interview Caitlin about her story “Better Not Tell
Before listening to my interview with Christie Hodgen, please read her story, “Rich Strike,” because the interview is full of spoilers! The story is available for free here on the Story website, thanks to Michael Nye. Pl
My guest today is Desiree Cooper, the 2015 Kresge Artist Fellow. Cooper is a former attorney. She is also a Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist and much-beloved community activist. Originally from Virginia, she currently
Hi Everyone, I had so much fun discussing “Monitor World” with Cleo Qian. In case you missed my earlier posts, “Monitor World” was first published in Shenandoah in 2021, and is available here. Please read the story bef
For a copy of the story and more information about Laura Hulthen Thomas, follow this link: Tuesday Toasts for Midwest Short Story Writers. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or
Archive Update! I’m sending over some videos from 2020, so sorry to inundate your email! This discussion took place in 2020 with Wayne State University Press author, Lolita Hernandez. August 15, 2020 I had so much fun th
Hi Everyone, “The Depletion Prompts” was first published in The New Yorker on October 25, 2021, and is available here. Here’s a link to two other stories discussed during our interview: Vladimir Nabokov's “Signs and Sy
Kelly Fordon talks to David Means about his story, "The Depletion Prompts," published in The New Yorker on October 25, 2021 and available here. For more information, and a deeper dive into the story, please visit Let's D
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