Short Stories & Essays

A lot of  Asa’s short stories that tie into her full-length books are available to her newsletter subscribers. If you’d like to read those, sign up to be a subscriber through the link in the main navigation bar above.

Below is a list of stand-alone published short stories and essays that Asa has written.

Every summer, The Spokesman Review runs a short-story summer fiction series by local authors. Asa was invited to participate the summer of 2017. The theme was “The River” and you can read her story, Flow, for free online. Actually, you should read all the stories, current and past year’s, because they are fantastic and inspiring.

Asa’s short story Deadly Kin was included in  WEIRD SISTERS: Lilac City Fairy Tales Volume 3. This collection of poetry, fiction, comics, and short stories inspired by the theme, “Weird Sisters,” supports Spokane’s community center Spark Central. Asa was honored to be invited to participate in the kick-off event for the publication of the anthology, Weird Sisters: A night of local poetry, stories, and music. Participants included Seattle’s Elissa Washuta, Portland’s Alexis M. Smith, Missoula’s Henrietta Goodman, and a host of Spokane authors: Elissa Ball, Leyna Krow, Claire McQuerry, Kate Peterson, and Kat Smith.

The anthology is available in local bookstores around Spokane and through Scablands Books.

Asa’s essay Solace in Silence was included in RAILTOWN ALMANAC: a Spokane prose anthology.

From the editors: Railtown Almanac celebrates the incredible wealth of talent in the Spokane area. Collecting the work of writers ranging from established award-winners to talented middle-schoolers, this anthology will serve as a way-marker in the rich history of the Spokane writing community. Featuring short fiction and essays by Kris Dinnison, Sam Ligon, Shann Ray, Sharma Shields, Rachel Toor, Nance Van Winckel, and others. There are 36 contributors total and the book is available through Sage Hill Press only.

To place an order, email sagehillpress@yahoo.com.

Asa’s essay Thanksgiving: A Different Perspective was included in the Three River Press collection FEMALE NOMAD AND FRIENDS: Tales of Breaking Free and Breaking Bread Around the World, edited by Rita Golden Gelman.

The authors are donating the royalties to fund scholarships for Delhi slum kids who graduate from high school but don’t have the funds to continue their education. Read the intro to the book, which includes a fabulous recipe for Curried Carrot Soup, on Random House’s website.

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