...for a series of short fictions, in the tradition of Coover and Barhelme, not traditional narrative in other words, around the theme American Exceptionalism, an idea that at the moment feels much more dangerous than revisiting CJ, unless he becomes a character, all short, many very short, the whole greater than the sum ... going to reread Barthelme for inspiration, remembering how exciting it used to be to see his byline in the NYer, another short surrealist fiction at hand.
My first might be called McKinley's Dream, a favorite topic.
My first might be called McKinley's Dream, a favorite topic.
