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Table of Contents

PART ONE - BEGINNINGS

THE INVISIBLE NARRATOR

FROM SOMEWHERE DOWN SOUTH TO SOUTH BEACH: RAW TAKES ON THE MFA

PART TWO - THE WRITING LIFE

WELCOME. GRAB A BROOM.

January 15, 2004

March 15, 2004: They Run That Cops Show During the Day!

May 8, 2004: Holy Christ, This Thing’s On and People Can Hear Me

Wednesday, July 20, 2004, 1:04 A.M. Eastern

A CALL FOR COLLABORATION

AS WE MEAN TO GO ON

HER DARK SILENT COWBOY NO MORE

YOUR OWN PERSONAL SATAN

MARGINALIA AND OTHER CRIMES

PART THREE - THE NOW

IF I HAD A STAMMER

PUTTING GAY FICTION BACK TOGETHER

VOICE OF A GENERATION

THE MCEGGERS TANG CLAN

Part 1: Backlash is the Sound of Mimicry

Part 2: The End of the Age of Fair Vanity

Part 3: A Brief Interlude

Part 4: The Nitty-Gritty

Living the Life: Creating a McSweeney’s Persona

Know Your Audience

Is Plot a Four-Letter Word?

Choosing a Tone

The Perfect Title

The Body of Your Piece

Bells and Whistles

Sending Your Submission to a McSweeney’s Publication

The Classic McSweeney’s Ending

Sample Ending 1: The Discussion Kitsch Style

Sample Ending 2: The Facetious Cliffhanger Style

And Most Important . . .

121 YEARS OF SOLITUDE

LYING TO THE OPTICIAN: THE READING EXPERIENCE RATED

PART FOUR - THE FUTURE

A COMPUTER ATE MY BOOK

THE SLIPPERY SLOPE TO MARGARITAVILLE

ANDREW KRUCOFF AND THE AMAZING PAPER WEBLOG

Acknowledgements

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