Foster - Tues, Sept 8 @ 7:30 PM [MT] via Zoom

Please read Foster by Bryan Washington and join us for a discussion.

Find it on pate 289 of The Best American Short Stories - 2022.

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Fresh schedule

 

Elephant Seals - Tues Aug 25 @ 7:30 PM [MT] via Zoom

Please read Elephant Seals by Meghan Louise Wagner and join us for a discussion.

Find it on page  275 of The Best American Short Stories - 2022.

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The Sins of Others: Tues, Aug 11 @ 7:30 PM [MT] via Zoom

 Please read The Sins of Others by Hector Tobar and join us for a discussion.  

The story was inspired by Kafka's The Trial and U.S. immigration detention. 

Find it on page 263 of The Best American Short Stories - 2022.

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Hector Tobar

Tues, JUne 7, 2026 @ 7:30 PM [MT] via Zoom

 Please read Mr. Ashok’s Monument by Sanjena Sathian and join us for a discussion.

Find it on page 230 of The Best American Short Stories - 2022.

Read it online at https://conjunctions.com/articles/sanjena-sathian-c76/

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Here is our updated schedule:

Tues, June 23, 2026 @ 7:30 PM [MT] Via Zoom

Please read The Ghost Birds by Karen Russell and join us for a discussion.

Find it on page 210 of The Best American Short Stories - 2022

Mike Levin

 303 514-5463

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Our story references real birds: Chapman Elementary is a real school,  and the chimney is a locally famous landmark here in Portland , Oregon — the world’s largest known roost of Vaux’s swifts .

Toward the end of this video you see the birds flying into the chimney:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeEIKWIJX5U 

Tues June 9, 2026 @ 7:30 PM [MT] via Zoom

Please read Beyoglu Municipality Waste Mngt Orchestra by Kenan Orhan and join us for a discussion.

Find it on page 193 of The Best American Short Stories - 2022

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