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#SSAC2021 Day 1

Day 1 brings us an introductory booklet from this year’s editor of the Short Story Advent Calendar, Alberto Manguel, titled “In Praise of the Short Story”, along with “The Moon over the Mountain” by Atsushi Nakajima, translated from the Japanese by Paul McCarthy, “Malcolm and the Magpie” by Dana Goldstein from the Kid’s Short Story Advent Calendar, and a mini Razor Crest.

Click on the titles to link to articles in the Hingston & Olsen website about each story!

Back when we first started sharing these “on the socials,” a friend started writing fake summaries of each day’s story based solely on the title. I would be delighted to have that tradition continue here!