![]() Most writers struggle to straddle the line between two genres, but Folk’s plain yet striking prose allows her to insert sci-fi plotlines seamlessly into contemporary fiction. By mixing the classic eeriness that short stories offer through sudden immersion in an unfamiliar world with the perils of modernity, Folk carves out a breathtaking style of her own creation. In her debut collection of short stories, Out There: Stories, writer Kate Folk combines the onslaught of modernity with the age-old form of short stories perfectly. Whether readers are consuming the writing on the screen of a tablet or in the pages of a book, the short story can endure as a cornerstone of literature in the digital age. ![]() It has a distinct vagueness that allows the reader to fully find him or herself in its sparse words, no matter how out there the plot or characters may be. ![]() ![]() There’s a certain element to the short story that makes it more accessible than the novel, apart from its brevity. The short story is a form that remains tethered to its forebears despite modern advancements in literature. ![]()
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