VIEW THE 2021 NEW FRONTIERS RESEARCH MAGAZINE By KIM HACHIYA When she moved to Kearney, Nebraska, seven years ago, Jessica Hollander faced her anxieties about her new community, new life and new realities by observing and writing. She had just won the prestigious Katherine Anne Porter Prize for excellence in short story writing for her collection “In These Times Home Is A Tired Place.” Now a second collection of short stories, “Mythical Places,” builds on the … [Read more...] about Power of Place: Nebraska settings integral part of Hollander’s storytelling
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Faculty, grad students present ‘Family Architectures: Fiction Reading’ Thursday
By TODD GOTTULA UNK Communications KEARNEY – Four English instructors at University of Nebraska at Kearney will present their own works at a special reading on campus. “Family Architectures: Fiction Reading” is at 4 p.m. Thursday (April 23) at the Frank House. Sponsored by the UNK Department of English, the event is free and open to the public. stress eating The fiction reading will include stories from Senior Lecturer Jessica Hollander, Lecturer Katie McGinnis and … [Read more...] about Faculty, grad students present ‘Family Architectures: Fiction Reading’ Thursday
