Number 61 » fiction

Adams, by George Saunders

Matthew Gipp — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:45:09 +0000

“I never could stomach Adams and then one day he’s standing in my kitchen, in his underwear. Facing in the direction of my kids’ room! So I wonk him in the back of the head and down he goes. When he stands up, I wonk him again and down he goes.”

All That—David Foster Wallace

Matthew Gipp — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:13:56 +0000

It’s never easy reading posthumous writing from writers who killed themselves. Your worst tendencies come out to play. Your brain works overtime looking for clues.

Here’s All That, a piece by David Foster Wallace that will be published in next week’s New Yorker.

Uncollected Salingers

Matthew Gipp — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:21:32 +0000

Because somebody out there will surely appreciate it: an unauthorized collection of 22 short stories by J.D. Salinger.

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Midnight in Dostoevsky

Matthew Gipp — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:18:04 +0000

Don DeLillo‘s got a new short fiction piece in next week’s New Yorker.

Premium Harmony

admin — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:40:44 +0000

Stephen King’s got a (pretty unsettling) piece of short fiction in the upcoming November 9 issue of The New Yorker.

You can read the whole thing online.