Monthly Archives: February 2012

A Theft

Posted on February 22, 2012 by alex

The principal supporting business now is rage. Hatred of the various grays the mountain sends, hatred of the mill, The Silver Bill repeal, the best liked girls who leave each year for Butte. One good restaurant and bars can’t wipe … Continue reading →

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“Your Fate Hurtles Down at You” by Jim Shepard

Posted on February 10, 2012 by alex

The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories originally published in Electric Literature I’ve watched Jim Shepard undertake a massive project of research and imagination for about a year now. When a story in 2010’s Best American Short Stories appeared as “The Netherlands … Continue reading →

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