"Life in 140 Characters or Less" by Erik Hane

With the rise of social networking sites such as Twitter, the general public's ability to share way too much information about their personal lives has reached new heights. The fact that people feel important enough to share every banal detail of their average lives with the world both confounds and irritates me. With my piece, "Life in 140 Characters or Less," I aim to show what could happen if this nasty little wave of narcissism is allowed to grow unrestrained. Enjoy.

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Category: Fiction


"Go Green with Green" by Dyson M. Shannon, Jr.

"Go Green with Green" is a parody of a marketing proposal that my group is preparing for Marketing and Society. It is satirical in its perspective, and the voice is reminiscent of a "stoner" from a bygone era--last week. In reality, the idea of hemp production in the U.S. is feasible and economically viable, and the stigmatic nature of the plant is ripe for parody.

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Category: Fiction


"Retro" by Autumn McGarr

Edison Jacobs is immortal. His mullet is also immortal.

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Category: Fiction


"Table Talk" by Larissa Roy

Is it technically an autopsy if the body in question is undead? It does make the situation slightly more awkward for Quincy as her subject talks through the procedure, occasionally poking at his intestines.

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Category: Fiction


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Editors' Book Picks


Anagrams by Lorrie Moore

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If you're having an existential crisis, you should read this book.

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Category: Fiction


The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible by A. J. Jacobs

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Jacobs's literal following of the Bible leads to results both humorous, such as having to stone adulterers, and insightful, as learns from religions across the spectrum and consequently re-evaluates his life.

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Category: Non-Fiction


Mind Over Matters by Michael J. Nelson

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Michael J. Nelson, of Mystery Science Theater 3000 fame, waxes philosophic on midwestern virtues and the vaguaries of mankind's plight, often in hilarious conjunction. Sans the aid of anthropomorphic robots, Nelson shines as an essayist and absurdist, inflating the minor insanities of life to Macy's Paradesque proportions.

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Category: Non-Fiction


Movies in Fifteen Minutes by Cleolinda Jones

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Can't be bothered to spend three hours watching dribble? Take fifteen minutes to laugh at the inanity of the dribble instead. No bunnies were harmed in the making of this book.

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Category: Non-Fiction


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