Posts Tagged ‘Short Stories’
On the Smallest People Alive
21Dec08
In which The Gay Recluse files a book report. The Smallest People Alive is a collection of short stories by Keith Banner, published in 2003 by Carnegie Mellon University Press. Set in the cultural wasteland of the Midwest, the characters live in rental apartments, housing projects and trailer parks; they work at mental institutions, amusement […]
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Tags: Book Reports, Keith Banner, Ohio, On the Smallest People Alive, Short Stories, Wastelands
In which The Gay Recluse considers the ephemeral nature of art. Today we received a letter from “the fictionist,” a Brooklyn writer who inserts “short stories into the surrounding urban environment: a construction site, guard rail, park bench, etc.” Hmm, that sounds kinda cool…let’s take a look, shall we? This reminds us of when we used to be […]
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Tags: Art, Brooklyn, Curbs, Ephemeral, Installations, Short Stories
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