Festive Story: Alison MacLeod’s ‘There Are Precious Things’
In a special Christmas post, we are delighted to bring you ALISON MACLEOD’s festive short story ‘There are Precious Things’:
Story: ‘The Bearded Lady’ by Annelies Verbeke
STORY: We are delighted to offer you ‘The Bearded Lady’, a short story in translation from Belgian author Annelies Verbeke: ‘Just as no one can combat the greying of the population by dying their hair, so Emmy Debeuckelaer could not keep her sorrow at bay by giving herself a good shave…’
Story: An Armenian in Dublin by Mary O’Donnell
STORY: We are delighted to bring you ‘An Armenian in Dublin’, a short story from Irish author Mary O’Donnell: ‘Galo and me have made our way home from the town’s newest watering hole, the Bogota Bar, which describes itself in the local paper as “a meeting point for all things Latino —music, dance & the best of vino!” Someone had hung castanets on the walls, along with pictures of flamenco dancers, and posters of bulls…’
Story: Cecilia Davidsson’s ‘Sunflowers’
STORY: We are delighted to bring you CECILIA DAVIDSSON’s short story ‘Sunflowers’, translated for the first time into English. ‘Cecilia Davidsson is a writer and senior lecturer in Creative Writing at Linnaeus University in Växjö in the southern part of Sweden…’
Festive Story: Arthur Conan Doyle’s ‘The Blue Carbuncle’
FESTIVE STORY: Rounding off the THRESHOLDS year, we bring you a festive treat in the form of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Christmassy short story ‘The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle’…
Festive Story: James Joyce’s ‘The Dead’
In a special Christmas post, we bring you James Joyce’s festive short story ‘The Dead’: ‘Lily, the caretaker’s daughter, was literally run off her feet. Hardly had she brought one gentleman into the little pantry behind the office on the ground floor and helped him off with his overcoat than the wheezy hall door bell clanged again and she had to scamper along the bare hallway to let in another guest…’
Anton Chekhov’s ‘New Year Martyrs’
In a special festive post, we bring you Anton Chekhov’s short story ‘New Year Martyrs’: ‘”Happy New Year, Happy New Year…” he mumbles, staring blankly at the ceiling and breathing heavily…’
Coming in to Land by Robert Shearman
SHORT STORY: We are thrilled to bring you ‘Coming in to Land’, from award-winning author ROBERT SHEARMAN. ‘Ladies and gentlemen – We hope that you have taken pleasure in this Air Intercontinental Flight from Los Angeles to Paris, France…’
Story: ‘Goodbye Crocodile’ by Conor Patrick
‘From the house I can see the path that leads to the valley…’ Read Conor Patrick’s story ‘Goodbye Crocodile’ on Thresholds now, ahead of the launch of his debut short story collection from The London Magazine.
Story: ‘The Peacock and the Angel’ by Aamer Hussein
STORY: We are delighted to bring you ‘The Peacock and the Angel’ from Pakistani writer AAMER HUSSEIN. ‘I was watering flowerbeds in the garden when my husband came through the gate and said: “You’ll have to be strong. Your friend…” He didn’t need to tell me whom he was talking about.’