Mine and Certain Riddances
(2016)(A book in the Electric Literature's Recommended Reading series)
A collection of stories by Garielle Lutz
“There are 36 stories in the 151 pages of Stories in the Worst Way. I have chosen two of them: “Mine” is very short, “Certain Riddances” a bit longer. If this is your first time reading Gary Lutz, I hope they leave you eager for more. And to those already familiar, may this modest marker of a major milestone renew that thrill and awe you felt on first encounter. Stories in the Worst Way is as richly estranging and rewarding as it was 20 years ago, and if we are better equipped to appreciate it now than we were back then, I suspect it is because Lutz has taught us, with patient faith and unswerving conviction, how to read him. He has made his ferocious fluencies our own.” - Justin Taylor
About the Author: Gary Lutz’s books include Stories in the Worst Way, Divorcer, and The Gotham Grammarian (all from Calamari Press); I Looked Alive (from Black Square Editions); and Partial List of People to Bleach (from Future Tense Books, which will soon publish a chapbook, Assisted Living, of recent Lutz fictions).
About the Guest Editor: Justin Taylor is the author of the story collections Flings and Everything Here Is the Best Thing Ever, and the novel The Gospel of Anarchy. He is the fiction editor for The Literary Review and lives in Portland, Oregon. Findable online at http://www.justindtaylor.net/ and @my19thcentury
About the Publisher: Recommended Reading is the weekly fiction magazine of Electric Literature, publishing here every Wednesday morning. In addition to featuring our own recommendations of original, previously unpublished fiction, we invite established authors, indie presses, and literary magazines to recommend great work from their pages, past and present. Follow Recommended Reading on Medium and never miss the latest issue, or become a member for full access to the archives. For other links from Electric Literature, follow us, or sign up for our eNewsletter.
Genre: General Fiction
About the Author: Gary Lutz’s books include Stories in the Worst Way, Divorcer, and The Gotham Grammarian (all from Calamari Press); I Looked Alive (from Black Square Editions); and Partial List of People to Bleach (from Future Tense Books, which will soon publish a chapbook, Assisted Living, of recent Lutz fictions).
About the Guest Editor: Justin Taylor is the author of the story collections Flings and Everything Here Is the Best Thing Ever, and the novel The Gospel of Anarchy. He is the fiction editor for The Literary Review and lives in Portland, Oregon. Findable online at http://www.justindtaylor.net/ and @my19thcentury
About the Publisher: Recommended Reading is the weekly fiction magazine of Electric Literature, publishing here every Wednesday morning. In addition to featuring our own recommendations of original, previously unpublished fiction, we invite established authors, indie presses, and literary magazines to recommend great work from their pages, past and present. Follow Recommended Reading on Medium and never miss the latest issue, or become a member for full access to the archives. For other links from Electric Literature, follow us, or sign up for our eNewsletter.
Genre: General Fiction
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