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My short story ‘My Own True Name’ is now available to read online as part of the The Masters Review Best Emerging Writers series. The print edition of the anthology, selected by novelist Gina Chung, will be published in May (US only). The story is pure fiction, but it was inspired by conversations I had with many of the women who looked after my mother in the final years of her life. (Click here to read the story on The Masters Review website.)
This week I heard that one of my stories has been chosen by novelist Gina Chung for the 13th Masters Review Anthology, which will be published in the States in May 2025. I’m so pleased!
Writing this essay for Psyche about why I don’t drive took me on many detours. I thought about public transport. I thought about road movies and the idea of freedom. I thought about climate change and all the many reasons why we need to find alternatives to cars. But I kept coming back to my mother who loved to drive. Here she is in 1968 with our first family car. You can read the essay here.
Vicky Grut 