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

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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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Tues May 12, 2026 @ 7:30 PM [MT] via Zoom

Please read The Meeting by Alix Ohin and join us for a discussion.

Find it on page 180 of The Best American Short Stories - 2022.

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Alix Ohin

Tues, April 21, 2026 @ 7:30 PM [MT] via Zoom

Please read Mbiu Dash by Okwiri Oduor and join us for a discussion.

Find it on page 167 of The Best Americah Short Stories - 2022 or read it online at:

https://granta.com/mbiu-dash-okwiri-oduor/

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Okwiri Oduor

Okwiri Oduor (born 1988/1989) is a Kenyan writer, who won the 2014 Caine Prize for African Writing for her short story, ‘My Father’s Head’. In April 2014 she was named on the Hay Festival's Africa39 list of 39 Sub-Saharan African writers aged under 40 with potential and talent to define trends in African literature, with her story "Rag Doll" being included in the subsequent anthology edited by Ellah Allfrey, Africa39: New Writing from Africa South of the Sahara.

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

Please read Soon the Light by Gina Ochsner and join us for a discussion.

Find it on page 153 of The Best American Short Stories - 2022.

Learn about the author at https://www.ginaochsner.com/.

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Tues, March 24, 2026 @ 7:30 PM [MT] via Zoom

Please read Bears Among the Living by Kevin Moffett and join us for a discussion.

Find it on page 145 of The Best American Short Stories - 2022 

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Kevin Moffett

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 @ 7:30 PM [MT]

Please read Post by Alice McDermott and join us for a discussion.

Find it on page 121 of The Best American Short Stories - 2022.

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