Includes bibliographical references. "A Mariner original."
Contents:
Who are these Trump supporters? / George Saunders. One person means alone / Elizabeth Lindsey Rogers -- How to stop a black snake / Louise Erdrich -- The trouble / Smith Henderson -- Excerpt from maximum sunlight / Meagan Day -- So subtle a catch / Simon Parkin -- Uncanny valley / Anna Wiener -- I used to be a human being / Andrew Sullivan -- Lucky dragon / Viet Dinh -- Homegoing, AD / Kima Jones -- Autocracy: rules for survival / Masha Gessen -- My president was black / Ta-Nehisi Coates -- Excerpt from nature poem / Tommy Pico -- Hell / Benjamin Nugent -- The most terrible time of my life / Sonny Liew -- The diary of a gulag prison guard / Ivan Chistyakov -- Correspondence with Elena Ferrante / Shelia Heti -- Giant / Mark Polanzak -- Tattoo / Melissa Ragsly -- Peace shall destroy many / Miriam Toews -- The Rockefeller family fund takes on Exxonmobil / David Kaiser and Lee Wasserman -- Selected tweets from @wernertwertzog / William Pannapacker -- You'll be back / Lin-Manuel Miranda -- Excerpt from Utah, Petitioner v. Edward Joseph Strieff, Jr. / Justice Sonia Sotomayor -- "Woman fries and eats pet goldfish after fight with husband" / Christine Rhein -- An oral history of Gabriel Depiero / Casey Jarman -- I am reminded via email to submit my preferences for the schedule / Chen Chen -- Who are these Trump supporters? / George Saunders.
Summary:
This anthology presents a selection of short works from mainstream and alternative American periodicals published in 2016, including nonfiction, screenplays, television writing, fiction, and alternative comics.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.