StoryTalk is a roundtable appreciating short fiction a single story at a time.

In this episode, Adam al-Sirgany, Matthew K. Schmidt, and Ingrid Wenzler discuss Hassan Blasim’s story “The Green Zone Rabbit,” from his 2013 collection The Iraqi Christ (trans. Johnathan Wright).

StoryTalk is a production of the Iowa-based arts and education nonprofit 1-Week Critique (1WC), which provides pedagogical resources and editorial support to students and teachers of the literary arts. You can learn more about our programs or support our work by visiting 1weekcritique.com.

NB: Across StoryTalk, we occasionally discuss difficult issues of many kinds. While we believe that literature is one of the appropriate venues in which to speak to material that can be disturbing, we recognize not all individuals are best served by engaging all matters directly. We hope you'll view as it's right for you.

StoryTalk is a roundtable appreciating short fiction a single story at a time.

In this episode, Matthew K. Schmidt, Ingrid Wenzler, and Adam al-Sirgany discuss John Edgar Wideman’s story "Who Invented the Jumpshot" from his 2005 collection God’s Gym.

StoryTalk is a production of the Iowa-based arts and education nonprofit 1-Week Critique (1WC), which provides pedagogical resources and editorial support to students and teachers of the literary arts. You can learn more about our programs or support our work by visiting 1weekcritique.com.

NB: Across StoryTalk, we occasionally discuss difficult issues of many kinds. While we believe that literature is one of the appropriate venues in which to speak to material that can be disturbing, we recognize not all individuals are best served by engaging all matters directly. We hope you'll view as it's right for you.

Adam al-Sirgany interviews, director Darin Quan about the progression of his writing practice and how the written word relates to the particular medium that film is.

Interview conducted on 9/2/2020.

The Interview Series is a production of the Iowa-based arts and education nonprofit 1-Week Critique (1WC), which provides pedagogical resources and editorial support to students and teachers of the literary arts.

You can learn more about our programs, support our work, and view Darin’s scripts, first and final, visiting https://www.1weekcritique.com.

To learn more about Darin, his film, music, and other projects please find him at:

http://www.darinquan.com

The trailer for Darin’s forthcoming short, “The Hospitality of Neighbors” can be found here:

http://www.darinquan.com/portfolio/ho...

The clip at the beginning of the interview is from this film and is used with the permission of Darin Quan.

NB: Across the Interview Series, we occasionally discuss difficult issues of many kinds. While we believe that literature is one of the appropriate venues in which to speak to material that can be disturbing, we recognize not all individuals are best served by engaging all matters directly. We hope you'll view as it's right for you.

All rights to the work remain with the author.