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The Fiction Issue 2010

Janus

“Well, that wasn’t too bad,” David West muttered as he put the car in gear and pulled out onto the high seacoast road. He was speaking, more or less, to his wife, Vivian, beside him, concerning the ease with which they had just passed the Ventimiglia...
Terry Southern
12.1.10
The Fiction Issue 2010

Goldman Variation

Photos by Roe Ethridge
Roe Ethridge
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The Fiction Issue 2010

Amy Hempel

Together with writers like Raymond Carver, Barry Hannah, and Mary Robison, Hempel has been canonized both into the “golden age” of the short story and as a minimalist writer.
Tim Small, Portraits by Richard Kern
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The Fiction Issue 2010

Edward Albee

I arrived at Edward Albee’s Tribeca loft at 10 AM. The playwright’s last name is printed clearly next to his buzzer. His voice rumbled through the intercom: “Who is this?” I told him. Silence.
Claudine Ko
12.1.10
The Fiction Issue 2010

Sam Lipsyte

2010 was when fiction critics decided to finally give Sam Lipsyte the two-fingered whistles he deserves.
Rocco Castoro
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The Fiction Issue 2010

Master WLTM Slave

Andy is the landlord of a pub. It’s a young people’s place, and if I’m with him, those who recognise him look at me respectfully, but if I’m in there by myself, I feel as inconspicuous as an old man in a school uniform.
Matthias Connor
12.1.10
The Fiction Issue 2010

Robert Kirkman & Tony Moore

A few years ago I wanted to try to get back into reading mainstream comics. I asked a friend who knew his shit to name some titles I should check out and the first one he mentioned was The Walking Dead.
Johnny Ryan
12.1.10
The Fiction Issue 2010

Stories

All photos from Ben Rayner’s new book, Power Ballads
Ben Rayner
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The Fiction Issue 2010

Bryan Garner

He was David Foster Wallace’s favorite grammarian, and that, for savvy grammar fascists under the age of 40, is like a recommendation from Jesus.
Jesse Pearson, Laura Park
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The Fiction Issue 2010

Nicola Six From London Fields*

Photographer: Tom Beard, Stylist: Sam Voulters
Tom Beard, Sam Voulters
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The Fiction Issue 2010

Literary

Lele Saveri is the photo editor of Vice Italy. He also happens to be one of our favorite photographers. We spoke to him about his new trilogy of zines, horror films, and pirating videos in Rome.
VICE Staff
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The Fiction Issue 2010

Postscript

“Does nobody understand?”
VICE Staff
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