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The Internet is Real: Walter Mackey messaged me a pdf of his ebook ‘Okstupid’

How I came across ‘Okstupid’ by Walter Mackey Carnivorous Judy is Walter Mackey’s handle on Facebook. He had posted a picture of Bjork CDs that many of my FB friend’s involved in ‘internet literature’ had commented on. Jimmy Chen (my … Continue reading

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Metazen published “Miso Soup” by Brian McElmurry

Metazen.com published a story of mine written in the 3rd person with simple sentences. It’s called Miso Soup (This is the link). Update: Seth Siegal had a story published on Metazen, a year ago today, actually, weirdly enough. Here is … Continue reading

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Me in Therapy, Part 1

“It was a terribly depressing time in my life, last summer was. And I would do strange things while depressed, drive strange places.” This I told my therapist, part of a longer exchange–a whole 55 minutes worth. “That’s how I … Continue reading

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New Story Posted: “Lucy Dreaming” by Emma Reed Jones

Erotic fiction is one genre we run relatively short on here at Newhandsweepstakes. Thankfully, Emma Reed Jones’ surreal gem, “Lucy Dreaming,” has come along to help remedy this paucity. Representing as it does both the pleasure of betrayal and the … Continue reading

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New Story Posted: “I Dream of Being Warm Again” by Emma Reed Jones

We at Newhandsweepstakes are pleased to welcome our newest contributor, Emma Reed Jones (currently of Eugene, soon to be of Oakland, PhD freshly minted) and to bring you the first of a series of pre-eminently evocative short-stories penned by Emma, … Continue reading

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New Story Added: “The Market” by Alena Hopkins

We are pleased to add “The Market,” Alena’s first contribution to Newhandsweepstakes, as the inaugural story of 2011. It portrays a subject unable to sell her home and hence unable to leave behind a troubled past. In this way, the … Continue reading

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