by David Backer

Confessions of a Literary Aggregator

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In February I started fictiondaily.org as a response to Ted Genoways’s claim in Mother Jones that fiction is dead. In the comments section of the essay editors, readers, and writers of fiction online responded fervently: fiction is very much alive! It’s all online!

Fiction Weekly (February 18th)

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The week’s best online fiction, with links and recommendations from FictionDaily’s editors.

We’re Getting On – James Kaelan

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“The idea is to arrive at nothing, to ‘get on’ to a basic state of nature.”

Richard Yates – Tao Lin

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“We see the effect two souls can have on one another when one soul wants the other to be something other than it is; to wit, itself.”

Chef – Jaspreet Singh

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“I like my promises kept, especially when they’re made by people I trust.”