George Young accepts a job working for the government as a civilian interrogator in a secret holding prison, and begins to question his job and his own identity when one of his prisoners unexpectedly
George Saunders’ Pastoralia is an exaggerated dystopia of late capitalist America, merging the spirit of James Thurber with the world of the Simpsons. In his entry in Ig’s acclaimed Bookmarked series,
Fiction. This darkly humorous collection of short fiction by Charles Holdefer, author of The Contractor and Back in the Game, revolves gracefully around an esoteric and, it goes without saying, entire
Fiction. Art. Illustrated by Royce M. Becker. Charles Holdefer, author of DICK CHENEY IN SHORTS, The Contractor, and Back in the Game, has here uncovered, with abundant aplomb and loads of literary-ar
In a time of global environmental crisis, pastoralism may seem beside the point. Yet pastoral ideals are still alive even though they often manifest themselves by ironic indirection. What can the past
