A Fly in the Ointment - Leslie, Nathan
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A Fly in the Ointment catalogues a portrait of 21st Century America in steady decline. The wayward protagonists within these short stories are barely able to cope, and when they do it is with substantial assistance. This collection is populated with sketchy ne-er-do-wells who attempt to defraud the public with fake rocks or snake oil. Families barely function. Individuals seek some means of eccentric hope (miniature horses, competitive eating contests, nail fungus removal). They fixate on image and appearance and trivialities, while they lose jobs and loved-ones. They tamp down skeletons in the closet. The ethically blind lead the ethically blind.…mehr

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A Fly in the Ointment catalogues a portrait of 21st Century America in steady decline. The wayward protagonists within these short stories are barely able to cope, and when they do it is with substantial assistance. This collection is populated with sketchy ne-er-do-wells who attempt to defraud the public with fake rocks or snake oil. Families barely function. Individuals seek some means of eccentric hope (miniature horses, competitive eating contests, nail fungus removal). They fixate on image and appearance and trivialities, while they lose jobs and loved-ones. They tamp down skeletons in the closet. The ethically blind lead the ethically blind.
Autorenporträt
Nathan Leslie's ten books of fiction include Three Men, Root and Shoot and The Tall Tale of Tommy Twice. Nathan's poetry, fiction, essays and reviews have appeared in hundreds of literary magazines including Boulevard, Shenandoah and North American Review. Previously Nathan was series editor for Best of the Web anthology 2008 and 2009 and he edited fiction for Pedestal Magazine. He was also interviews editor at Prick of the Spindle. Nathan is the current series editor for Best Small Fictions and he is the founder and host of the monthly Reston Readings Series. He teaches in Northern Virginia. Find Nathan on Facebook and Twitter as well as at Nathanleslie.net.