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Imaginary countries. Real countries. The best and worst of both in short, cutting, refreshing stories.
List of contents
Roadblock
Strangers on Vacation: Snapshots
Machulín In L.A.
On Paradise
Domokun in Fremont
The Women Who Talk To Themselves
Customer Service at the Karaoke Don Quixote
Your Significant Other’s Kitten Poster
Well Tended
Souvenirs from Ganymede
The Coca-Cola Executive in the Zapatoca Outhouse
Correspondences between the Lower World and Old Men in Pinstripe Suits
The Lead Singer Is Distracting Me
Errands
Liner Notes for Renegade, the Opening Sequence
Hobbledehoydom
My Sister’s Knees
The Spooky Japanese Girl Is There For You
Big Wheel, Boiling Hot
After the End of the World: A Capsule Review
Debtor
Forsaken, the Crew Awaited News from the People Below
Northern
Best Worst American
About the author
Juan Martinez’s stories have been published in McSweeney’s, Glimmer Train, Conjunctions, Huizache, Ecotone, TriQuarterly, and broadcast on Selected Shorts. He lives in Chicago with his family and is an assistant professor of English at Northwestern University. His website is fulmerford.com.
Summary
Imaginary countries. Real countries. The best and worst of both in short, cutting, refreshing stories.
Foreword
National radio and TV interviews
Features online and in print in venues such as BOMB, Chicago Reader, BookForum, the Millions, etc.
Excerpts in McSweeney's, Conjunctions, & Selected Shorts.
Advertising in print and online journals.
Promotion on the author's website: fulmerford.com
Publicity and promotion in conjunction with the author's speaking engagements 
