These prose pieces were inspired by a Wolof folktale from the Gambia with themes of pride and immaturity choosing a mate, a theme one finds in tales all over the world. I wrote and published two versions inspired by the same tale. “And the Horse that you Rode In On” was first published in theContinue reading “Folktales as Inspiration”
Author Archives: Joyce Goldenstern
Animals as Inspiration
I am often inspired by nature, especially the behavior of animals; therefore, one of my favorite sites to submit work was Animal: A beast of a journal. Although this journal no longer exists, the work I published there is in a chapbook Old Woman and Eel, Ravenna Press, Triple Series. https://ravennapress.com/ Another animal prose pieceContinue reading “Animals as Inspiration”
Quotation from Healing Fiction
Soul slows the parade of history, digestion tames appetite, experience coagulates events. I believe that had we more experiencing there would be need for fewer events and the quick passage of time would find a stop. James Hillman Healing Fiction I used this quotation from James Hillman to preface my collection of stories The StoryContinue reading “Quotation from Healing Fiction”
Book Review of Story Collection
My collection of stories The Story Ends — The Story Never Ends was reviewed in Chicago Book Review. Here is a review from Chicago Book Review Link
Background to a Story
My short story “A Brief History of Barbed-Wire and How It Affects and Does Not Affect the Life of Hannah Johnson Shoemaker” was published in the premier issue of Museum Americana in 2012. The historical background to the story was also published. You can read the story and the background information by following the linksContinue reading “Background to a Story”
The Story Ends -- The Story Never Ends 