Synopses & Reviews
When Salon Magazine went online with our Virgin Fiction contest announcement, hundreds upon hundreds of entries poured into our offices. And the results are in -- from every part of the country, a chorus of new, unpublished voices collected in an unprecedented edition poised to become a favorite among struggling writers everywhere.
Table of Contents
Trout Lake / by Alexander Ralph -- c-clamp / by Amy Gebler -- The middle way / by Paula Whyman -- A note to my translator / by Ed Park -- Wasn't that it / by Todd Dorman -- A fishy tale / by Lee Harrington -- Memory of a dog / by Michael Nigro -- Waiting for John Cheever / by Amy Boaz -- Untitled / by Rebekah Rutkoff -- Collecting the dead / by Kathleen Holt -- Pillow cases / by David Rowell -- Second skin / by Shamira Gratch -- Pussy basketball / by Timothy Hazen -- Buying beer / by Erin Garrett-Metz -- Wes looks like Paul Newman and I don't / by Courtney Saunders -- the end of the beltline / by Tony Carbone -- Comprehension test / by Myla Goldberg -- Given the scalpe, they dissect a kiss / by Robert A. Cucinotta -- The comfort of paper trees / by Tamar Love -- Aubergine / by Jeff St. John.