Photo by Trisha Baga

 

Molly Dektar is the author of two novels, The Absolutes and The Ash Family. Her short stories have been published in the Best American Short Stories 2024, the Yale Review, N+1, the Harvard Review, Ploughshares, and the Sewanee Review, among others. The recipient of a Dakin Fellowship from the Sewanee Writers’ Conference and a residency at Hawthornden Brooklyn, she is from North Carolina and lives in Queens, NY. 

Molly is represented by P.J. Mark at Janklow and Nesbit Associates. Follow her on Instagram here.

 
It’s pub day for #bestamerican2024 ! Thank you @heidipitlor @legroff @harvardreview and @marinerbooks for supporting my story. It’s so exciting to be a part of this volume. I hope you enjoy!
So thrilled and honored to be a part of this book alongside authors who inspired me in my first fiction workshop. Pick up a copy and see contemporary American fiction from 20 vantages. I love short stories! THANK YOU @heidipitlor @legroff @marinerboo
Happy birthday @trishabag . When Homer goes by a bodega he says “Dada,” and I agree with him that you are a 24-hour emporium of fascinating bananas and smoothies. Thank you for teaching Homer how to roll, crawl, play multiple flutes and w