2015 – Page 5

August 14, 2015 Fiction

An Experiment

The only thing remotely scientific-looking Sara could see were two white cylindrical objects in opposite corners of the room. Each was adorned with switches and a handful of blinking lights, but otherwise resembled upended tanning beds. Really, the place looked more like a studio apartment than a laboratory. There were dirty dishes in the sink, a towel draped over a chair, a Pink Floyd poster on the wall. As for the bearded middle-aged man who’d opened the door—well, he wore sweatpants, a t-shirt, flip-flops. If there was a lab coat anywhere, Sara guessed it was balled up at the bottom of a hamper.

August 11, 2015 If My Book

If My Book: Adrienne Celt

Welcome to another installment of If My Book, the Monkeybicycle feature in which authors shed light on their recently released books by comparing them to weird things. This week Adrienne Celt writes about The Daughters, her debut novel just published by W.W. Norton/Liveright.

August 7, 2015 Fiction

The Existential Crisis of Nicolas Cage (In His Own Words)

What are you doing here?

Get in the car!

Which direction are we going?

Do you trust me?

August 4, 2015 If My Book

If My Book: Kevin Maloney

Welcome to another installment of If My Book, the Monkeybicycle feature in which authors shed light on their recently released books by comparing them to weird things. This week Kevin Maloney writes about Cult of Loretta, his debut novel published this spring by Lazy Fascist Press.

July 31, 2015 Fiction

Miri and the Squid

Miri went on a date with a squid, and it was exactly what she deserved.

July 28, 2015 If My Book

If My Book: J. Ryan Stradal

If Kitchens of the Great Midwest were an extinct reptile, it would be a champsosaur, a gavial-like aquatic predator of the order Choristodera. The reason why is a slightly sad story, like how missing the bus in winter is sad.

July 24, 2015 Fiction

Coach Alton’s Invalid Wife

None of us had ever seen Coach Alton’s wife, Peggy. Some people wondered if he was even married at all.

July 21, 2015 If My Book

If My Book: Christine Sneed

Welcome to another installment of If My Book, the Monkeybicycle feature in which authors shed light on their recently released books by comparing them to weird things. This week Christine Sneed writes about Paris, He Said, her third book and second novel, recently published by Bloomsbury USA.

July 17, 2015 Fiction

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He wore a washed-out black hat with the words “JP Fish Co. Ltd.” unraveling in white thread across the front. Something only a very young or a very old person would wear.