I've been all about the doomed marriage/suburban collapse stories lately.  I don't really have an explanation other than some sad attempt at self-education.  I read Revolutionary Road this summer, and just finished Run, River by Joan Didion - and need more like them.  The titles do not have to start with Rs.  An older-set, psychedelic variant that ( Read more... )

Dear F-list, any recommendations for a place that might be receptive to a story that is: (a) minimally "fantastic," and definitely not science fiction, (b) dark, (c) contemporary?  It's also political, but you probably could have guessed that.  And while I wouldn't call it "experimental," it's not really traditional and straight-forward either.  It ( Read more... )

So as I mentioned in the comments of my last post, I'm going to be living with multiple people no matter where I end up next year. Thus part of what I'm considering (in addition to rent, ease of access to public transportation/school/amenities, neighborhood, condition of the room/house) is compatibility with the people I'll be living with. So: ( Read more... )