Copyright © 2015 by Mark Doten
Parts of this book appeared in different form in Conjunctions, elimae, New York magazine, the Rumpus, Spank Zine, and Word Riot.
This publication is made possible, in part, by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund, and through a grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation Minnesota. Significant support has also been provided by the Jerome Foundation, Target, the McKnight Foundation, Amazon.com, and other generous contributions from foundations, corporations, and individuals. To these organizations and individuals we offer our heartfelt thanks.
Published by Graywolf Press
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Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401
All rights reserved.
Published in the United States of America
ISBN 978-1-55597-701-6
Ebook ISBN 978-1-55597-335-3
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First Graywolf Printing, 2015
Library of Congress Control Number: 2014950979
Cover design: Kapo Ng
Cover art: Sam Chung, A-Men Project
Memex interface design: Jason Booher
Interior Wet-Grid art: Mode Lab
“Hacker” dialect translator used in “Karen Hughes”: Copyright © Samuel Stoddard, rinkworks.com
Random noise insertion program: Chris Doten