The Story of My First Short Story

Holly Lyn Walrath
Sep 5, 2018 · 3 min read

My first ever published short story, “The Joy of Baking,” appeared at Luna Station Quarterly, an online journal dedicated to publishing female speculative authors. I’d published poetry and flash before, but never a longer piece like this one. When I started out writing short stories, it was a long time before I began to feel like I…

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Holly Lyn Walrath

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I'm a writer, editor, and poet. Find me online at www.hlwalrath.com.

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