StoryTorch Podcast

On this episode, we explore David Lawrence Morse's story “The Great Fish,” which was originally published in  One Story under the title “Conceived.” It later appared in Morse's collection  The Book of Disbelieving , which Sarabande Books published in 2023.

On this episode, we explore Brady Udall's story “Midnight Raid.” This story originally appeared in  Gentlemen's Quarterly before it was published by Norton as a part of a collection called  Letting Loose the Hounds  in 1997.

On this episode, we explore Jhumpa Lahiri's story “A Real Durwan,” which originally appeared in  The Harvard Review before Mariner published it as a part of a collection called  Interpreter of Maladies in 1999. Music credits: “Art from Darkness” by M Brooks, © Michael Brooks 2021

On this episode, we're joined by historian Dr. Gloria Tseng as we explore Michael X. Wang's story “Further News of Defeat.” This story originally appeared in the winter 2015 issue of New England Review before Autumn House Press published it as a part of a collection sharing the same title in 2020. Music credits: “Art from Darkness” by M Brooks, © Michael Brooks 2021

On this episode, we explore Stuart Dybek's story “Song,” which originally appeared in  Harper's Magazine  (October 2003) before Picador published it as part of the collection  I Sailed with Magellan  in that same year. Music credits: “Art from Darkness” by M Brooks, © Michael Brooks 2021

On this episode, we explore Flannery O'Connor's short story “The Life You Save May Be Your Own,” which originally appeared in her collection  A Good Man is Hard to Find,  which Harcourt, Brace, and Company published in 1955. Music credits: “Art from Darkness” by M Brooks, © Michael Brooks 2021

On this episode, we explore J. D. Salinger's story “The Laughing Man,” which originally appeared in  The New Yorker  on March 19, 1949 before Little, Brown & Company published it as part of a collection called Nine Stories  in 1953. Music credits: “Art from Darkness” by M Brooks, © Michael Brooks 2021

On this episode, we explore Karen Russell's story “St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves,” which originally appeared in  Granta  before Knopf published it as the title story in a 2006 collection. Vintage also published the collection in 2007.  Music credits: “Art from Darkness” by M Brooks, © Michael Brooks 2021

On this episode, we explore Anthony Doerr's story “The Shell Collector,” which originally appeared in  The Chicago Review before Scribner published it as the title story in a 2002 collection.  Music credits: “Art from Darkness” by M Brooks, © Michael Brooks 2021

On this pilot episode, we discuss our aims for StoryTorch and explore Benjamin Percy's story “Refresh, Refresh,” which originally appeared in the  The Paris Review before GrayWolf Press published it as the title story in 2007 collection. Music credits: “Art from Darkness” by M Brooks, © Michael Brooks 2021