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Memos on literature, film, and life in German academia. Home of the Substack Short Story Review.
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I'm going to grad school! (opens the original)
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In 2021, I started learning German with the singular goal of studying literature at a German university. A year later, I moved to Munich, with papers proving that I was proficient in German and a job that would allow me to live in Germany. I only applied to one program at one university: comparative literature at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. Although I already had a BA in philosophy, I had to start from the very beginning.1Four years have passed since then. For four years, I’ve st
Start here: The Substack Short Story Review (opens the original)
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Welcome to the Substack Short Story Review!This is a reading project in which I read and review five short stories published on Substack, ideally once a month. This is a way for me to discover new voices; it’s also meant to help other readers navigate the sheer volume of fiction that’s published on this platform. You can check out the kick-off post for more information.<div class="subscription-widget-w
Substack Short Story Review - No. 4 (opens the original)
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Welcome back to the Substack Short Story Review!This is a reading project in which I read and review five short stories published on Substack, ideally once a month. This is a way for me to discover new voices; it’s also meant to help other readers navigate the sheer volume of fiction that’s published on this platform. You can check out the kick-off post for more information.<div class="subscription-wid
Substack Short Story Review - No. 3 (opens the original)
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Welcome back to the Substack Short Story Review! This is a reading project in which I read and review five short stories published on Substack, ideally once a month. This is a way for me to discover new voices; it’s also meant to help other readers navigate the sheer volume of fiction that’s published on this platform. You can check out the kick-off post for more information.<div class="subscription-widget sh
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