Tag: Literature

Story in The Threepenny Review

Lana Spendl

My short story appears in the new issue of The Threepenny Review—turns out Martin Scorsese and I both have pieces in this one!

The piece, “Writeup for the Staffing Firm Newsletter,” started in a dream. I woke up in the middle of the night and recorded the opening lines into my phone, then wrote the entire first draft the next day, all into my Notes app. Each moment tumbled out on its own.

So grateful to Editor Wendy Lesser for her care. And delighted this piece found such a wonderful home. Emoji

Lana Spendl, holding a copy of issue 185 of The Threepenny Review.

Reading at Slought

Lana Spendl

It was an honor last week to read my work at Slought in Philadelphia, with the Cheburashka Collective, in solidarity with Ukraine. Such well-being came from being around so many wonderful writers from Eastern Europe. I’m grateful that we had a pre-reading reception where we could connect and share stories. Thank you to the UPenn Comparative Literature, Jewish Studies, and Russian and East European Studies programs for making the evening possible!