Claire-Lousie Bennett's "Morning, 1908" is a study of how terror is born and how it can fester amongst seemingly serene surroundings. In his introduction, Declan Meade, the editor that first published this story in The Stinging Fly, writes, "What excites me about the story is the sense of complete and immediate access it offers into this woman's mind. The reader is invited right in, and rather than feeling as if we are being told about what happened, we are allowed to experience everything with her, in real time, as she experiences it herself. Not all that much happens, actually. There is a young man on the road, cows in a field, terror in the heart. The mind races." "Morning, 1908" is collected in POND, which will be publishedin the US by Riverhead Books in summer 2016.
About the Author:Claire-Louise Bennett grew up in Wiltshire in the southwest of England. After studying literature and drama at the University of Roehampton in London, she settled in Galway. Her short fiction and essays have been published in Young Irelanders, The Penny Dreadful, The Moth, The Irish Times, The White Review and gorse. She was awarded the inaugural White Review Short Story Prize in 2013 and has received bursaries from the Arts Council in Ireland and Galway City Council.
About the Guest Editor: The Stinging Fly magazine was established in Dublin in 1997 to seek out, publish and promote the very best new Irish and international writing. The Stinging Fly have a particular interest in encouraging new writers, and in promoting the short story form. Published three times a year in February, June and October, each issue features short stories, poetry, essays and reviews written by new and established authors. We began publishing books in 2005, and we have published one or two titles a year since then. These have included debut story collections by Kevin Barry, Michael J. Farrell, Mary Costello, Colin Barrett, Claire-Louise Bennett and, most recently, Danielle McLaughlin.
About Electric Literature: Electric Literature is an independent publisher amplifying the power of storytelling through digital innovation. Electric Literature's weekly fiction magazine, Recommended Reading, invites established authors, indie presses, and literary magazines to recommended great fiction. Once a month we feature our own recommendation of original, previously unpublished fiction.
Genre: Mystery
About the Author:Claire-Louise Bennett grew up in Wiltshire in the southwest of England. After studying literature and drama at the University of Roehampton in London, she settled in Galway. Her short fiction and essays have been published in Young Irelanders, The Penny Dreadful, The Moth, The Irish Times, The White Review and gorse. She was awarded the inaugural White Review Short Story Prize in 2013 and has received bursaries from the Arts Council in Ireland and Galway City Council.
About the Guest Editor: The Stinging Fly magazine was established in Dublin in 1997 to seek out, publish and promote the very best new Irish and international writing. The Stinging Fly have a particular interest in encouraging new writers, and in promoting the short story form. Published three times a year in February, June and October, each issue features short stories, poetry, essays and reviews written by new and established authors. We began publishing books in 2005, and we have published one or two titles a year since then. These have included debut story collections by Kevin Barry, Michael J. Farrell, Mary Costello, Colin Barrett, Claire-Louise Bennett and, most recently, Danielle McLaughlin.
About Electric Literature: Electric Literature is an independent publisher amplifying the power of storytelling through digital innovation. Electric Literature's weekly fiction magazine, Recommended Reading, invites established authors, indie presses, and literary magazines to recommended great fiction. Once a month we feature our own recommendation of original, previously unpublished fiction.
Genre: Mystery
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