Novel Excerpts

More Girl Than Girl

Dec 08, 2021

Novel Excerpt by David Biddle

Help us understand what you think we don't.

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We’ve Got to Move

Nov 04, 2015

Novel Excerpt by Sanderia Faye

We were going to meet every Sunday after church service, Christians and sinners alike till we got the job done.

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Viola's Speech

Mar 09, 2015

Novel Excerpt by James Tadd Adcox

What we interpret as entropy is only our preference for one state of matter over another.

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Liliane’s Balcony: Part Two

Oct 07, 2013

Novella Excerpt by Kelcey Parker

In September 2010, an excerpt from Kelcey Parker’s then-unfinished Liliane's Balcony appeared in the first issue of Talking Writing. Now, we’re pleased to present another excerpt from the completed work in conjunction with Rose Metal Press.

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Escape from Frog Island

Jan 18, 2012

Novel Excerpt by Fred Setterberg

Even our patrol leaders snickered like third graders over the evil-genius initiation rites that we would subject the newcomers to on Frog Island.

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Liliane's Balcony: A Novella of Fallingwater

Sep 01, 2010

Novella Excerpt by Kelcey Parker

Not that Stoops would stoop to servants’ quarters; Stoops would stow herself away in the husband’s room. Liliane winces, takes another pill for her pain.

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