The Strand Magazine: Steinbeck Short Story “With Your Wings”

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The Strand Magazine: Steinbeck Short Story “With Your Wings”

The release of the new short story “With Your Wings” is a perfect example of why John Steinbeck is relevant today and why his books are still required reading in schools around the world. The story, though short in length, contains many of the elements found in Steinbeck’s longer works. Steinbeck wrote “With Your Wings” during World War II for a radio series called Ceiling Unlimited. This show was hosted by Orson Welles, who read the story on air for the broadcast. In this beautifully written piece about a young African-American airman returning home, Steinbeck says so much with so little. He sets the mood perfectly with his trademark lyrical prose and delivers a progressive message well ahead of its time.

Issue 41 also includes short stories by Alexander McCall Smith, Max Allan Collins, and Andrew Crowley, including a Sherlock Holmes pastiche by Lyndsay Faye. Our interview featured an exclusive with bestselling author Chelsea Cain.

Our American Masters Literary Legends Box Set features additional stories written by Steinbeck, unpublished works from numerous authors, and more!

The Strand Magazine is a quarterly that offers the best of both worlds—publishing previously unpublished works by literary masters such as John Steinbeck, Ernest Hemingway, Louisa May Alcott, Shirley Jackson, Agatha Christie, Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, Tennessee Williams, and H. G. Wells.