News is one of the few things that connects us as a nation observes the protagonist in the title story of Newsworld, a new collection by Todd James Pierce that explores America s obsession with news and entertainment culture. The characters in Newsworld seek to design realistic theme park attractions, such OJ s Bronco: The Ride and Seige at Waco, that allow park guests to experience the complexities of contemporary news events for themselves. In the story Columbine: The Musical, high school students stage a musical written as a means of discussing school violence, while their vice...
News is one of the few things that connects us as a nation observes the protagonist in the title story of Newsworld, a new collection by Tod...
The 14 stories of The Dogs of Detroit each focus on grief and its many strange permutations. This grief alternately devolves into violence, silence, solitude, and utter isolation. In some cases, grief drives the stories as a strong, reactionary force, and yet in other stories, that grief evolves quietly over long stretches of time. Many of the stories also use grief as a prism to explore the beguiling bonds within families. The stories span a variety of geographies, both urban and rural, often considering collisions between the two.
The 14 stories of The Dogs of Detroit each focus on grief and its many strange permutations. This grief alternately devolves into violence, silence, s...
