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The Fiction Issue 2008

Science Fiction's Hidden Hero

Screw Ray Bradbury and all his Midwestern sci-fi fame and glory. It's great that he gets all moony over rolling fields of grass, and sure he's a jolly read, but his characters never really tickle danger.
Liz Armstrong, Photo: Andrea Bauer
12.2.08
The Fiction Issue 2008

Bad Dog

Ferrigno is best known for his crime novels. After college he spent half a decade as a professional gambler until getting down to brass tacks and writing ten novels.
Robert Ferrigno
12.2.08
The Fiction Issue 2008

Wild America

Wells has written for Harper’s, the New Yorker, the Washington Post Magazine, and many more.
Wells Tower
12.2.08
The Fiction Issue 2008

Two Stories

Mike Sacks has written for Vanity Fair, Esquire, GQ, The New Yorker, Time, McSweeney’s, Radar, MAD, New York Observer, Premiere, Believer, Maxim, and Salon.
Mike Sacks
12.2.08
The Fiction Issue 2008

Upwards And Onwards

Edwyn Collins is that cool Scottish guy who was the singer in Orange Juice. They were one of the best and most original British pop bands ever.
Andy Capper
12.2.08
The Fiction Issue 2008

Distance to Galactic Center

Gus Visco is a Bronx-based writer. He is currently working on a historical fiction novel about the Soviet Union’s failed attempts to control the arctic psychics of Novaya Zemlya.
Gus Visco
12.2.08
The Fiction Issue 2008

The Complexities of the Human Sitcom

Gus Visco is a Bronx-based writer. He is currently working on a historical fiction novel about the Soviet Union’s failed attempts to control the arctic psychics of Novaya Zemlya.
Gus Visco
12.2.08
The Fiction Issue 2008

How to Look Amazing in Photographs

Another up-and-comer, Amanda sent us something that can’t be translated into our non-English editions because it’s an extended riff on the pronunciation of the word “douche.”
Amanda Maxwell
12.2.08
The Fiction Issue 2008

Ursula K. Le Guin

Any major science-fiction gourmand will tell you that Ursula K. Le Guin is among the most compelling writers living today.
Steve Lafreniere; Portrait: Tara Sinn, Photo: Maria
12.2.08
The Fiction Issue 2008

Written in the Writing

Sheila Lowe has been analyzing handwriting for over 40 years. She looks at one scribbled line and can tell you all kinds of secret stuff about yourself. It’s scary.
Milene Larsson
12.2.08
The Fiction Issue 2008

The Earthquake in Chile

Kleist’s perennial story in this issue, “The Earthquake in Chile,” is part of forthcoming, freshly translated collection of his prose.
Heinrich Von Kleist
12.2.08
The Fiction Issue 2008

First Novel

How can I describe how it felt to complete my first novel? For me, the moment was a medley of emotion: relief, pride, closure. And sorrow. I was going to miss my quirky band of characters, all their pratfalls and gambling debts and incorrectly made...
Sam McPheeters
12.2.08
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