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@ursastory has been a member of Linktree for 4 years and joined in August 2022. Resources ursastory has populated their site with include: • Follow Ursa Short Fiction on Spotify • Ursa Story Club: New Events in November and December - Ursa Story Company • Follow Ursa Short Fiction on Apple Podcasts • Ursa Short Fiction on Apple Podcasts • Follow Reckon True Stories on Apple Podcasts • Support Our Shows! Make a Contribution, Become a Member • Get show updates and more! Sign up for the Ursa newsletter: • Follow Reckon True Stories on Spotify • Save the date: Ursa Live in NYC July 9 at The Center for Fiction! • Story: ‘Bitch Baby,’ by Halle Hill • Member Bonus: What Deesha and Dawnie Are Reading Right Now • Destiny O. Birdsong on Navigating Censorship in Storytelling • Member Exclusive: The Final Revival of Opal & Nev, by Dawnie Walton • Ursa Short Fiction Presents: ‘Snow Bath Season,’ by Stacie Denetsosie • Member Exclusive: Agents PJ Mark and Danielle Chiotti on Getting Published • Rion Amilcar Scott: ‘It Has to Be Fun, It Has to Be Funky’ • Member Exclusive: ‘Sonny’s Blues,’ by James Baldwin • Ursa Short Fiction Presents: ‘Telling Stories,’ by T.E. Wilderson • Season Three Premiere: S.A. Cosby on the Art of the Thriller • Ursa Story Company Website • Samantha Irby on the art of comedy writing • Reckon True Stories: Toni Morrison’s ‘The Work You Do, The Person You Are’ • Reckon True Stories: Imani Perry • Reckon True Stories: What's Happening with Men? • Minda Honey On Being ‘Shameless’ in Telling Your Story • ‘What Do We Make Art For?’: Alexander Chee on Storytelling, Motivation, and Money • Reckon True Stories: What does repair look like? • Hanif Abdurraqib on Basketball, Ohio, and the Art of the Playlist • Roxane Gay on Criticism, Social Media, and Being Heard • Vanity Fair: Kiese Laymon and Deesha Philyaw Go Deep Into the Writer’s Mind With ‘Reckon True Stories’ • Putting the ‘I’ Back in Essay: A Conversation with Deesha Philyaw and Kiese Laymon • The Bullet Swallower a book by Elizabeth Gonzalez James • Deesha Philyaw Joins Ursa as Co-Founder, Announces ‘Reckon True Stories’ Podcast • "Suicides," by Aishah Simone Smith • Vida James: 'You Belong in Gray' • Venita Blackburn: I’ve Never Watched Anything as Transformative as ‘Sailor Moon’ • That’s a wrap on Season Two! Help us fund more episodes and shows. • How We Named the Stars, by Andrés N. Ordorica • “A New World,” by Kristen Gentry • To Have, To Hold, by Jamila Minnicks • “Feet Only I Can Hear” by Jeneé Skinner • The List, by Stanley Stocker — Kestrel • Gentlemen Callers, by Avitus B. Carle – Fractured Lit • Thank You for Supporting Our First Year! • What Denne Michele Norris Has Learned as a Writer and Editor - Ursa Story Company • Member Exclusive: Deesha's 7-Figure Book Deal, Listener Questions • Thank you Electric Lit! 12 Literary Podcasts for Writers and Readers • Book Club: 'The Secret Lives of Church Ladies' • Ask a writing question: Leave a voice message for Deesha and Dawnie! • Story: ‘What Got Into Us,’ by Jacob Guajardo - Ursa Story Company • Rubén Degollado on Writing a Family Story, 25 Years in the Making • Story: ‘The Seven Songs,’ by Rubén Degollado • Nafissa Thompson-Spires on the Making of ‘Heads of the Colored People’ • Jonathan Escoffery on Walking Your Own Path as a Writer • Story: ‘Under the Ackee Tree,’ by Jonathan Escoffery • Jamil Jan Kochai on Separating Writing from ‘the Noise’ • Story: ‘Enough!’ by Jamil Jan Kochai • ‘No Saints, No Demons’: Sidik Fofana on Creating Characters and Protecting Dreams • Story: ‘Tumble,’ by Sidik Fofana • Member Exclusive: The Business of Publishing—After the Debut • Become an Ursa Member: Get Exclusive Episodes and Support the Show • Dantiel W. Moniz on Hometowns, Girlhood, and the Life Experiences that Fuel Fiction Writing • New Audio Story: ‘Rioja,’ by Shannon Sanders • Latest Episode: Jocelyn Nicole Johnson on Bravery in Writing and ‘the Introvert's Revenge’ • Member Bonus: ZZ Packer on the Life and Work of James Alan McPherson • Story: ‘Virginia Is Not Your Home,’ by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson • Recent Story of the Week Selections • Nana Nkweti: ‘I Always Knew I Was Going to Write Stories’ - Ursa • Dance the Fiya Dance, by Nana Nkweti - Ursa • The Impact of ‘The Secret Lives of Church Ladies,’ Two Years Later - Ursa • Deesha Philyaw and Dawnie Walton Answer Your Questions - Ursa • Maurice Carlos Ruffin’s Creative Journey from Lawyer to Award-Winning Writer - Ursa • 'Ghetto University,' a story by Maurice Carlos Ruffin • The Life and Stories of Diane Oliver, Part Two (with Michael A. Gonzales) - Ursa • The Life and Short Stories of Diane Oliver (Part One) - Ursa • Member Exclusive: The Business of Publishing, Part One • Why We Love Short Stories: Introducing the Ursa Short Fiction Podcast - Ursa • Cleyvis Natera on ‘Fog,’ Staying True to Your Voice, and Embracing Short Stories as Play - Ursa • Story: 'Fog,' by Cleyvis Natera • Chelsea T. Hicks on the Stories and Wazhazhe Language in A Calm & Normal Heart - Ursa • William Pei Shih on ‘Happy Family,’ Flawed Characters, and the Messiness of Life - Ursa • Story: 'Happy Family,' by William Pei Shih • Member Exclusive: Friday Black Book Club - Ursa • Follow Ursa on Amazon Music