The first issue of New Dead Families--and the introductory essay by mastermind Zack Wentz, made my soul sing. Therein resides the sort of literature I believe in.
As an ex-MFAer, I've spent serious time amongst those who regard non realist and experimental fiction as ... less than savory. Write a non-realist piece for a workshop and you may as well cut a red "E" into your forehead with a utility knife. We all know how many MFAers there are out there, too, and these MFAers are only bound to have children. Naturally, I worry about the state of our lit. New Dead Families, I think, is Zack Wentz's answer to this particular ruination of our peculiar species.
So, much thanks goes out to the man himself for the work he does, and for making my story "Wherein the New King Speaks on the Subject of the Flesh of Whales" a part of this wonderful second issue of New Dead Familes which features great works by Amber Sparks, Alvaro Zinos-Amaro, David Backer, I. Fontana and more.
Check it out, please. Much strangeness and horror resides herein.
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