73 Words in the 732: Short Stories from the East Brunswick Public Library

Host Melissa Hozik was joined by members of the EB Writers Coalition, Avery Chen and Nayana Sharma to talk about their club and their focus on short stories on important issues that have been under-represented in the media. Subscribe to Writers’ Call: https://anchor.fm/eb-writers-coalition  EB Writers Coalition Website: https://ebwriterscoalition.wixsite.com/home Follow EBWC on Instagram: @ebwriterscoalition

Episode 16 features Brandon Scott of East Brunswick and his short story, “Doppelganger”.

This bonus episodes features Amanda Kaplan reading Yan Yakirevich of East Brunswick's 2-part story, "Red Bird".

Episode 15 features Elayne Risley of East Brunswick and her short story, “Comforting Home”.

Episode 14 features Bridget Ahmed of East Brunswick and her short story, “New Normal”.

Episode 13 features Yvette Schlussel of East Brunswick and her short story, “Leaving Home”. Photo of Lizzie: https://ilove.ebpl.org/creative-writing/leaving-home Other writing of Yvette Schlussel, PhD: a self-published book of poetry, called Uncommon Grounds, available by request ($35 email inquiries to [email protected]), which features the photos taken her neighbor in East Brunswick, Alex Leu. It is a personal collection of poems and photos of the natural world, inspired by a NJ public park. Poetry Blog: https://purepoetry56.wordpress.com/ From Rutgers University: "Imposter Syndrome is Common Among High Achievers in Medical School"  Yvette on Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C31&q=yvette+schlussel&oq=s

Episode 13 features Cecelia Regan of Helmetta reading her short story, “Love at First Sight.”

Episode 11 features Joe Rutch of East Brunswick reading his short story, “Out for a Ride.” You can purchase a copy of Joe’s children’s book, “Grampa & the Roller Coaster” on Amazon by clicking here.

Episode 10 features Jennifer Donovan of Somerset reading her short story, “Reluctant Solitude.” Read more of Jennifer’s work at www.justonlyjenn.com and justonlyjenn.medium.com.

Episode 9 features Annie Wickersty of Staten Island reading her short story, “The Wolf Dog.”