The Short Story Lives

by Tish & Patrick, December 9, 2009

Following trailblazing magazine Electric Literature, The Atlantic Monthly announced that it is selling short stories on the Kindle for $3.99 in order to offer “more stories than its’ annual issue.” I say hurray. More support for the short story form.  The editors of the new Electric Literature write, “to us, literature is what is important, not the medium. If eBooks, Kindles, or iPhone apps help literature survive, then we’re all for them.” As many writers in our workshops ready their work for publication,  check out EL and feel encouraged that some people out there are trying to return the short story to “a place of prominence in our culture.”