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Chronicles of Now @NowChronicles

Short fiction torn from today’s headlines.

Joined January 2020
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Chronicles of Now@NowChronicles
27 Dec 2020
Super psyched and honored our podcast was picked as one of the best of the year by @TheAtlantic. Huge thanks to all of our contributors, our host @iSmashFizzle, and @pushkinpods theatlantic.com/culture/arch…
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Signe Johansen@SigneSJohansen
16 Apr 2021
This would make a great @NowChronicles short story!
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Huge thanks to @leitalm @jacobwe @curtisfox @bartwarshaw @emilyr0stek and the rest of the team at @pushkinpods!
Chronicles of Now@NowChronicles
27 Dec 2020
Super psyched and honored our podcast was picked as one of the best of the year by @TheAtlantic. Huge thanks to all of our contributors, our host @iSmashFizzle, and @pushkinpods theatlantic.com/culture/arch…
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Indomitable for sure—thank you @curtisfox !
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We're creating a gorgeous print edition featuring stories from @csittenfeld @rgay @askanyone @Benjamin_Percy @1JessWalter @kashanacauley @jcourtsull @carmenmmachado and many more! Think of it as a fictional keepsake from a year we'd all rather forget. chronicles2020.com
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"My mother prayed with her eyes open: staring at the image of the god. The swan prayed by breathing, by insisting on more and more breath." -New fiction by Shruti Swamy @theshrutster chroniclesnow.com/stories/th…

The Mute Swan

Fiction by Shruti Swamy. Inspired by “A Sick Swan Is Saved After a 23-Mile Odyssey by Foot, Car and Subway” from The New York Times, November 10, 2020.

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When news becomes fiction becomes news.... chroniclesnow.com/stories/am…
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As the U.S. passes over 250,000 Covid-related deaths, a short story by Rachel Khong about the impossible task of marking them all. chroniclesnow.com/stories/th… @rachelkhong

The Dead

Fiction by Rachel Khong. Inspired by “For Decades, This Radio Station Named the Dead. Few Still Listen.” from The New York Times, June 8, 2020.

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Dan Barr@DanCBarr
14 Nov 2020
The @NowChronicles is a cool concept of publishing short, 500-750 word fiction by top writers concerning current events. This week’s offering, “The Wolverine,” by @mwektaehtabr is well worth a few minutes of your time.
Chronicles of Now@NowChronicles
14 Nov 2020
Head over to The Chronicles of Now to read our newest short fiction by Matthew Baker (@mwektaehtabr) about the plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. l8r.it/gD5l
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Head over to The Chronicles of Now to read our newest short fiction by Matthew Baker (@mwektaehtabr) about the plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. l8r.it/gD5l
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"As the polls closed and the results trickled in, a raucous crowd gathered in midtown." If you haven't already, check out @elliotackerman's newest short fiction "Versailles on Madison" at: chroniclesnow.com/stories/ve…

Versailles on Madison

Fiction by Elliot Ackerman. Inspired by “U.S. Retailers Secure Stores as Worries About Election Unrest Mount” from Reuters, October 21, 2020.

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Elliot Ackerman
@elliotackerman
31 Oct 2020
“Versailles on Madison” some new short fiction of mine for @NowChronicles. Cc @JanklowNesbit @AAKnopf @penguinpress
Chronicles of Now@NowChronicles
31 Oct 2020
"I couldn’t tell if what I heard was a celebration or a riot." Read our newest short fiction by @elliotackerman now: chroniclesnow.com/stories/ve…
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"I couldn’t tell if what I heard was a celebration or a riot." Read our newest short fiction by @elliotackerman now: chroniclesnow.com/stories/ve…
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Wow. Huge (well-deserved) congrats, Jess!
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29 Oct 2020
In COLD MILLIONS, "one of the most captivating novels of the year," what might have been an earnest historical novel about the labor movement is transformed by @1JessWalter 's irresistible voice and characters @harperbooks @RonCharles washingtonpost.com/entertain…
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"Stroud did not like surprises (being struck by lightning was a surprise), and being told a surprise awaited you was always something bad in Stroud’s experience." Read Ron Rush's short fiction about getting away in the age of COVID. chroniclesnow.com/stories/th…
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Happy Saturday! Enjoy your weekend with our newest short story by the incredible @RonRash about how COVID has affected our ability to "get away" at a home stay. Read it now: chroniclesnow.com/stories/th…
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"Whenever he gave the nation an update, the president looked unwell, like his genetics were revolting all over his face and extremities, so that gave us some hope and cheer." Read more from Roxane Gay's (@rgay) short fiction about life in quarantine. bit.ly/37sUcJA
"For us it went: banana bread, red-eyed rabbit, job loss." Read more from @Ramona_Ausubel's short fiction about ghost towns and the movement of families due to the COVID pandemic. chroniclesnow.com/stories/sh…

Shelter

Fiction by Ramona Ausubel. Inspired by “They Live Alone in Ghost Towns” from The New York Timess, June 15, 2020.

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Ramona Ausubel@ramona_ausubel
10 Oct 2020
I got to write a tiny little ghost town story for @NowChronicles based on an @nytimes story. chroniclesnow.com/stories/sh…

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