Return of the Pirate Slut
Jamie Fisher finds "Love and Trouble" by Claire Dederer.
Jamie Fisher writes criticism for The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, The Times Literary Supplement, VICE, and The Millions. Her fiction has appeared in n+1, Subtropics, and The Literary Review. She is working on a collection of short stories and a novel.
Jamie Fisher finds "Love and Trouble" by Claire Dederer.
Carly Hallman maps out a surreal and wobbly moral universe in her bold debut, "Year of the Goose."
If the violence of these stories is often shocking, their logic is predictable. A would-be novelist experiences catastrophe.