Dallas Woodburn

Thanks, Carissa, for Ruining My Life

A couple sets off on their first long weekend together with romantic-or murderous-intentions. A recently divorced father attempts to jump-start his life by performing as John Lennon in a Beatles cover band. A young woman becomes obsessed with a sweepstakes contest in the wake of her roommate's sudden death. How to Make Paper When the World Is Ending features literal ghosts, spiritual ghosts, charming ghosts; ghosts that are dead ends and ghosts that are still living; the ghosts of what might yet be and the ghosts of what might have been. How is each of us shaped by what haunts us? As Entropy Magazine noted of her first collection, Dallas Woodburn is a master of writing stories that "never cease to surprise or carry a wave of emotional impact." With its ambitious scope and resonant themes, How to Make Paper When the World Is Ending is another deeply felt, captivating collection of stories that will linger long after the final page.

How to Make Paper When the World is Ending

"A poignant and gripping heart-tug of a page-turner filled with heart and hope. I couldn't put it down. Magic." --Jennifer Niven, New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places and Holding Up the Universe "Dallas Woodburn...shows real maturity about the complexities of relationships of all kinds, and she doesn't shirk from the painful experiences of her characters. Even so, the writing is so lively and the scenes so engaging that the reader gets to move fluidly between heft and lightness. A terrific debut!" -Aimee Bender, national bestselling author "Dallas Woodburn's...full of tragedy and grace in equal measure. Deeply moving." -Vanessa Hua, author of A River of Stars "Dallas Woodburn writes with rare insight and compassion about the aching glory of being young." -Hilma Wolitzer, author of An Available Man After her parents' bitter divorce, family vacations to the Big Island in Hawaii ceased. But across the miles, eighteen-year-old Tegan Rossi remains connected to local Kai Kapule, her best friend from childhood. Now, Tegan finds herself alone and confused about how she got to the Big Island. With no wallet, no cell phone, purse, or plane ticket, Tegan struggles to piece together what happened. She must have come to surprise-visit Kai. Right? As the teens grow even closer, Tegan pushes aside her worries and gets swept away in the vacation of her dreams. But each morning, Tegan startles awake from nightmares that become more difficult to ignore. Something is eerily amiss. Why is there a strange gap in her memory? Why can't she reach her parents or friends from home? And what's with the mysterious hourglass tattoo over her heart? Kai promises to help Tegan figure out what is going on. But the answers they find only lead to more questions. As the week unfolds, Tegan will experience the magic of first love, the hope of second chances, and the bittersweet joy and grief of being human.

The Best Week That Never Happened

A lawyer for the Big Bad Wolf earnestly pleads his clients innocence in court. Mother Earth and Father Sky give birth to a rebellious child whose fiery temper threatens to destroy the world. A teenage boy discovers the complexities of fame after his bands first album skyrockets to the top of the charts. Tornado warnings turn a young girls routine babysitting job into a fight for survival. These are just a few of the imaginative, daring, and thought-provoking stories found in these pages. Also included are dozens of poems and personal essays exploring everything from travel to friendship, love to loss, fear to hope. What makes this book truly unique is it was written entirely by kids and teenagers. Dancing with the Pen features the work of more than sixty young writers in elementary school, middle school and high school. These authors come from all across the United States, from California to New York, from Kentucky to Michigan, as well as from abroad: Singapore, Canada, New Zealand. However, the themes and situations they explore transcend hometowns, backgrounds and cultures they are familiar to us all. Dancing with the Pen is a book for young writers and young readers and the young at heart. Even if you are not normally a voracious reader, this book is still for you. Every piece within these covers is written by someone who understands what it is like to be a young person today. Maybe you will recognize yourself in these pages. Perhaps you will even be inspired to pick up a pen, step out on the dance floor, and go for a whirl yourself.

A Collection of Today's Best Youth Writing

Dancing with the Pen

Debut short story collection by Dallas Woodburn, winner of the 2018 Cypress & Pine Fiction Series. Dallas Woodburn, a recent Steinbeck Fellow in Creative Writing at San Jose State University, received her MFA in Fiction from Purdue University and her BA in Creative Writing from the University of Southern California. Her writing has appeared in a number of journals, magazines, newspapers, and anthologies. A three-time Pushcart Prize nominee, she won first place in the international Glass Woman Prize and second place in the American Fiction Prize. She is the founder of Write On! Books, an organization that empowers young people through reading and writing endeavors: www.writeonbooks.org.

Woman, Running Late, in a Dress

Clemens Setz

Sara Kachelman

Tahseen Béa

Rey-Philip Genaldo

Iacyr Anderson Freitas

Karla Reimert

Dahna Cohen-Schwartz

Daniel Rivas

Luise Maier

James Warner

Dan Morey

Marina Massenz

Luisa Igloria

James Kramer

Jasper Henderson

Justice McPherson

Featuring work by Clemens J. Setz (translated by Susan Thorne), Sara Kachelman, James Warner, Tahseen B�a, Dan Morey, Daniel Rivas, Jasper Henderson, Luise Maier (translated by Frances Jackson), Justice McPherson, Dahna Cohen-Schwartz, James Kramer, Karla Reimert (translated by Patty Nash), Marina Massenz, (translated by Johanna Bishop), Iacyr Anderson Freitas (translated by Desir�e Jung), Luisa A. Igloria, Rey-Philip Genaldo, and Dallas Woodburn. Cover art by Mattina Blue.

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