| Melvin Sterne: Writer, Teacher, Editor, Photographer |
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Below are links to seven short stories and two academic
articles which appear on other websites:
"The Number You Have Reached"
http://www.storysouth.com/summer2003/numberreached.html
This story was a lark and I can hardly call it "high art." Still, it was a
fun story to write and is, in some ways, my response to Raymond
Carver's "Where I'm Calling From" and "Call if You Need Me." You
might call it "the prequel" to those stories. God bless Ray, if he were
alive, I'm sure he would understand.
"The Couch"
http://www.amarillobay.org/contents/sterne-melvin/couch.htm
I wrote this story after reading three of Raymond Carver's books
back-to-back-to-back in a fit of trying to understand what made
Carver's fiction tick. I often receive emails from readers who say they
really enjoyed it, so I must have done something right. There is a lot
of personal truth in this story, and maybe some of that sadness bleeds
through. At the same time, I think it touched the truth of broken
relationships without becoming sentimental or maudlin. This appeared in
good magazine with the unlikely name of Amarillo-Bay.
"Snipe Hunting"
http://www.amarillobay.org/contents/sterne-melvin/snipe-hunting.htm
This was, I believe, the first story I ever published, or close to it. It
also appeared in Amarillo-Bay and I'm eternally grateful to Jerry
Craven for his encouragement.
"Chameleon"
http://www.twistedtongue.co.uk/issue2.htm I love this story. You might
have to pay to read it, but I think it's worth the two bucks, or
whatever they are asking for it (and NO, I'm not making anything on
this!). It's published in a British e-Zine called Twisted Tongue that
specializes in crime fiction - or at least - stories with a twist.
"The Investment"
http://ir.interserver.net/stories/story65.html This is a "Short-Short,"
one of only a few "flash fictions" I have written. It appears in Insolent
Rudder.
"Fault Lines"
http://www.webdelsol.com/InPosse/sterne9.htm This story is published
in In Posse Review, and though I am grateful for the publication, I have
never been happy with the editing of my story. The main character is a
waitress working a truck stop on the highway between LA and Las
Vegas, and the narrative voice reflects her character. The editor who
prepared the story for publication edited Rose's thoughts and speech
(and the narrative voice) to reflect proper English usage -- a big no-no
in my book. Still, I've included a link to the story out of respect for In
Posse Review. But I'm also posting my version on my website. I suppose
you could read both if you wanted, but what would be the point?
"On Offense for the Book"
http://virtual.clemson.edu/caah/cedp/literature_and_digital_technologies/
pdfs/001_prelims.pdf
This is an academic article published by Clemson University Digital Press
and presented in their 2003 Symposium entitled "Literature and Digital
Technologies." It is my response to an essay by William H. Gass
entitled "In Defense of the Book," published in Harpers Magazine
(1999) and later republished in Best American Spiritual Writing (2000).
This is my take on the advantages to and future of electronic publishing.
This file will appear in PDF format. You will have to download the PDF
file to read this article unless you have Adobe Acrobat (and you
probably do). The download is free if you don't.
"Poise"
http://www.unlikelystories.org/10/sterne0410.shtml
This story was published in April of 2010. Once again, I'd hardly call it
great literature, but it is an entertaining bit of fun (and what's wrong
with that?). And there may be more truth to this story than travelers
like to admit.
And, finally, "Shakespeare, Buddha, and King Lear."
http://www.buddhistethics.org/14/sterne-article.html#pagetop This is
NOT a short story, but an academic article published in the Journal of
Buddhist Ethics. Also a PDF file.
articles which appear on other websites:
"The Number You Have Reached"
http://www.storysouth.com/summer2003/numberreached.html
This story was a lark and I can hardly call it "high art." Still, it was a
fun story to write and is, in some ways, my response to Raymond
Carver's "Where I'm Calling From" and "Call if You Need Me." You
might call it "the prequel" to those stories. God bless Ray, if he were
alive, I'm sure he would understand.
"The Couch"
http://www.amarillobay.org/contents/sterne-melvin/couch.htm
I wrote this story after reading three of Raymond Carver's books
back-to-back-to-back in a fit of trying to understand what made
Carver's fiction tick. I often receive emails from readers who say they
really enjoyed it, so I must have done something right. There is a lot
of personal truth in this story, and maybe some of that sadness bleeds
through. At the same time, I think it touched the truth of broken
relationships without becoming sentimental or maudlin. This appeared in
good magazine with the unlikely name of Amarillo-Bay.
"Snipe Hunting"
http://www.amarillobay.org/contents/sterne-melvin/snipe-hunting.htm
This was, I believe, the first story I ever published, or close to it. It
also appeared in Amarillo-Bay and I'm eternally grateful to Jerry
Craven for his encouragement.
"Chameleon"
http://www.twistedtongue.co.uk/issue2.htm I love this story. You might
have to pay to read it, but I think it's worth the two bucks, or
whatever they are asking for it (and NO, I'm not making anything on
this!). It's published in a British e-Zine called Twisted Tongue that
specializes in crime fiction - or at least - stories with a twist.
"The Investment"
http://ir.interserver.net/stories/story65.html This is a "Short-Short,"
one of only a few "flash fictions" I have written. It appears in Insolent
Rudder.
"Fault Lines"
http://www.webdelsol.com/InPosse/sterne9.htm This story is published
in In Posse Review, and though I am grateful for the publication, I have
never been happy with the editing of my story. The main character is a
waitress working a truck stop on the highway between LA and Las
Vegas, and the narrative voice reflects her character. The editor who
prepared the story for publication edited Rose's thoughts and speech
(and the narrative voice) to reflect proper English usage -- a big no-no
in my book. Still, I've included a link to the story out of respect for In
Posse Review. But I'm also posting my version on my website. I suppose
you could read both if you wanted, but what would be the point?
"On Offense for the Book"
http://virtual.clemson.edu/caah/cedp/literature_and_digital_technologies/
pdfs/001_prelims.pdf
This is an academic article published by Clemson University Digital Press
and presented in their 2003 Symposium entitled "Literature and Digital
Technologies." It is my response to an essay by William H. Gass
entitled "In Defense of the Book," published in Harpers Magazine
(1999) and later republished in Best American Spiritual Writing (2000).
This is my take on the advantages to and future of electronic publishing.
This file will appear in PDF format. You will have to download the PDF
file to read this article unless you have Adobe Acrobat (and you
probably do). The download is free if you don't.
"Poise"
http://www.unlikelystories.org/10/sterne0410.shtml
This story was published in April of 2010. Once again, I'd hardly call it
great literature, but it is an entertaining bit of fun (and what's wrong
with that?). And there may be more truth to this story than travelers
like to admit.
And, finally, "Shakespeare, Buddha, and King Lear."
http://www.buddhistethics.org/14/sterne-article.html#pagetop This is
NOT a short story, but an academic article published in the Journal of
Buddhist Ethics. Also a PDF file.