Fran Schumer
Before focusing on fiction, nonfiction and poetry, Fran worked as a journalist from 1980 - 2016, and has written for the New York Times, New York Magazine, The Nation, Vogue and others.
Fiction
North American Review Fall 1978
Click the link to read the short story, "As Is."
Adelaide Year VIII Number 58 February 2023
Short Story in Paterson Literary Review, Issue 52 2024
The Blizzard of 1978
Creative Nonfiction
New York Times, Sunday, June 15, 1980, P. 152.
Schuylkill Valley Journal August 29, 2022
Paterson Literary Review, No. 51, 2023
Dorothy Parker's Ashes, Food February 2023
Hair (July 2023) Dorothy Parker's Ashes
Selected Journalism
A Question of Sex Bias at Harvard, NYT Sunday Magazine, October 18, 1981
Lovers, Enemies and Other Dedicatees, NYT Book Review, September 28, 1986
Bye Bye Blues: A New Wonder Drug for Depression, New York Magazine, December 18, 1989, Page 47
After A Death, The Pain that Doesn’t Go Away, NYT, September 29, 2009
It’s Time To Say Goodbye to A Job Worth Savoring, NYT, September 27, 1998, Page 12
Egg Creams and Insights Ready at the Mill, NYT, January 14, 1987
Books
I have published two books: Powerplay and Most Likely to Succeed.
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A Review of Most Likely to Succeed from Library Journal:
"This thought-provoking book uses composite figures of six women to present a "series of stories whose heart and soul are true." The women, graduates of Harvard, class of '74, are traced ten years after graduation, and their successes and failures are examined. Because the women are composite figures, there are inconsistencies in the characterizations. The stories of their lives are interesting, but the book cannot be relied upon for factual data. Nevertheless, Schumer's sense of humor and ear for conversation are excellent, and the book may help bright college women who are searching for self-understanding. For collections serving undergraduate women."
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