Ursa Short Fiction

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Season 3 Sneak Preview!

We're back! Dawnie Walton and Deesha Philyaw give us a special sneak preview of what's in store for Season Three. Show notes: Support this season with a membership or one-time contribution, and get access to bonus episodes: ursastory.com/join Follow our other show, Reckon True Stories with Deesha Philyaw and Kiese Laymon. Read more about Dawnie Walton's next novel! Contact us via email: hello@ursastory.com Produced by: Dawnie Walton, Deesha Philyaw, and Mark Armstrong Associate Producer: Marina Leigh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://ursastory.com/join

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  [Free Teaser] Member Exclusive: 'Sonny's Blues,' by James Baldwin

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  Story: ‘Telling Stories,’ by T.E. Wilderson

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  S.A. Cosby on the Art of the Thriller

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  Ursa Presents: Reckon True Stories, with Deesha Philyaw and Kiese Laymon

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  Shows We Love: Black & Published

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  That's a Wrap on Season Two! A Special Message from Deesha and Dawnie

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  What Denne Michele Norris Learned as a Writer and Editor

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  [Free teaser] Member Exclusive: Deesha’s 7-Figure Book Deal, Listener Ques…

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  Story: ‘What Got Into Us,’ by Jacob Guajardo

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  Rubén Degollado on Writing a Family Story, 25 Years in the Making

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  Story: ‘The Seven Songs,’ by Rubén Degollado

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  Nafissa Thompson-Spires on the Making of ‘Heads of the Colored People’

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  Jonathan Escoffery on ‘Under the Ackee Tree’ and Walking Your Own Path

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  Story: ‘Under the Ackee Tree,’ by Jonathan Escoffery

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  Jamil Jan Kochai on Separating Writing from ‘the Noise’