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Informationen zum Autor Jason Lee Brown teaches writing at Eastern Illinois University and is a contributing editor to River Styx . He has received awards from the Illinois Arts Council, Academy of American Poets, and Illinois Press Association. He is editor (with Jay Prefontaine) of the 2011 edition of New Stories from the Midwest . Shanie Latham is Assistant Professor of English at Jefferson College, Missouri. She is Managing Editor at River Styx . Klappentext John McNally is the author of three novels (After the Workshop, America¿s Report Card, and The Book of Ralph), two story collections (Ghosts of Chicago and Troublemakers), and two books about writing (Vivid and Continuous and The Creative Writer¿s Survival Guide). Zusammenfassung Presents a collection of stories that celebrate an American region too often ignored in discussions about distinctive regional literature Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents Acknowledgments Editors' Note Introduction 1. Mr. Scary Charles Baxter from Ploughshares 2. To Psychic UnderworldDan Chaonfrom Tin House 3. Townie Roderic Crooks from Gulf Coast 4. The Amnesiac in the Maze Michael Czyzniejewski from Ninth Letter 5. The DeepAnthony Doerr from Zoetrope 6. Circling in the Air David Driscoll from Mississippi Review 7. Down to Bone Roxane Gayfrom Mid-American Review 8. Starry Night Lania Knight from Jabberwock Review 9. Peter Torrelli Falling Down Rebecca Makkaifrom Tin House 10. In Which a Coffin Is a Bed but an Ox Is Not a Coffin Brenda K. Marshall from Michigan Quarterly Review 11. Drunk Girl in Stilettos Lee Martinfrom The Georgia Review 12. The State Bird of Minnesota Charles McLeodfrom Michigan Quarterly Review 13. The Five Points of Performance Christopher Mohar from Southwest Review 14. The Baby Glows David James Poissant from The Southern Review 15. Splendid, Silent Sun Yelizaveta P. Renfrofrom Glimmer Train 16. Miscarriages Shannon Robinsonfrom Nimrod International Journal 17. American Bulldog Chad Simpson from Crab Orchard Review 18. Twelve + Twelve Christine Sneed from Glimmer Train 19. A Dry Season Ian Stanselfrom Ecotone 20. Schnecks Mark Wisniewski from Alaska Quarterly Review Contributors ...
