by Lori DeBoer | Dec 5, 2018
By Lori DeBoer I feel very grateful to have my short story “Twenty-Five Random Things About Me” nominated by the editors and staff of The Saranac Review for the Pushcart Prize. The story was published in the October 2018 issue. The Pushcart Prize is an...
by Lori DeBoer | Apr 5, 2016
By Lori DeBoer Wattpad has been getting a lot of buzz lately for its ability to reach more readers, which is why I’m pleased to announce that my short story, “All the Love in the World,” is now available there. The short story was shortlisted for...
by Lori DeBoer | Oct 4, 2015
By Lori DeBoer I was visiting Manitou Springs once with a friend when we happened upon a shrine tucked away near an abandoned spring. It was dedicated to a teenager who had been killed by a transient. I could not get this girl’s story out of my head. How could...
by Lori DeBoer | Jan 6, 2015
This short story was shortlisted for the 2013 Bellevue Literary Prize, judged by Jane Smiley, and published in the April 2013 issue of the Bellevue Literary Review. It was inspired by my father, Eldon Rohlk, who had Alzheimer’s Disease and was a farmer in Iowa. ...
by Lori DeBoer | Dec 5, 2013
By Lori DeBoer “Last Seen in Transit” was an edgier, more experimental short story that has more of a gritty, realistic style. My recent short stories have veered toward magical realism, urban fantasy and science fiction but this stands out for me as a...
