Western Weird editor, Mark Todd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Todd, Mark, Author.

Contributor:

Todd, Mark, editor.

Series:

Manifest west.

Manifest west

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Short stories, American.

Western stories.

Genre:

Western stories. $2gsafd

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2015

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The 2015 theme for Manifest West's annual anthology is "Western Weird." The works in this collection reflect both myths and suspected truths about the part of the United States we call "the West." But this year's edition focuses entirely on the tradition of the strange. To borrow from Jeff VanderMeer's definition for speculative fiction's "New Weird," this volume creates a new parallel genre for work that subverts the traditional romanticized ideas about place, playing with cliches about the West in order to put these elements to discomfiting, rather than consoling, ends. Topics included in this collection of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction range from the West's numinous fascination with E.T., Bigfoot, and ghosts and its celebration of its indigenous fauna and deadly landscapes to its uncomfortable relationships with its own marginalized peoples and its unforgiving and sometimes violent traditions. The tone of these works ranges from light--even campy--to chilling, but all allow readers to gaze straight into the many faces of what makes the West a weird place. For the first time in the series, this volume includes solicited work as well as open submissions, including a number of established and award-winning writers and serving its mission by giving voice to brand-new writers. Western Weird is the fourth volume in Western Press Books' literary anthology series, Manifest West. The press, affiliated with Western State Colorado University, annually produces one anthology focused on Western regional writing.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Foreword

The Olden Daze

Letter to Josie

Dinosaur National Monument

The Buddha's Geology

Cheater

Hallelujah and Praise Sam Houston

Alamo Dreams

New Frontier

Speaking in Tongues

Thrown

Horse Heaven

Butchering Day

Tunnel of Love

The Ley of the Land

Gilapause

Coyote

Shopping with Grandpa

Cold Night Near Cody

No Tobacco

Genghis' Knoll

Rattle of Recall

Blacktop Cuisine

Ocotillo

Ludlow, California

Where the Squirrel Lay Dead,

Green Jell-O for the Genius Loci or How to Save the Earth with Poetry

I slug whiskey spirits . . .

Laughter Yoga

We Are Not Alone

Flattened

We've Come to See the Fascination

The Idaho Bigfoot Incident

At the Indian Casino

Joe Shorty's Curse

Tennis Practice

Voices in the Dark

Take My Hand

Recovery

Contributor Notes

About the Editors and Designer.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4571-9620-4

1-60732-441-5

OCLC:

921845010