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@ursastory has been a member of Linktree for 3 years and joined in August 2022. Besides social media accounts, ursastory has populated their site with Ursa Story Club: New Events in November and December - Ursa Story Company, Follow Ursa Short Fiction on Spotify, Ursa Short Fiction on Apple Podcasts, Follow 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, Follow Ursa Short Fiction 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.