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The blue box, flash fiction & poetry, Ron Carlson

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fiction

The blue box

880240486

Ron Carlson

flash fiction & poetry

"Ron Carlson is a master of the contemporary short story. In The Blue Box, he extends that mastery to the short short story, offering us a captivating glimpse of a writer at play. With that voice of his-sharp, sensitive, and wry, brimming with good humor-Carlson inhabits one standby after another of the American pop landscape, past and present: monster flicks, action heroes, unsupervised teenagers, blogging. Coming in for special scrutiny is the world of education, in hilarious send-ups of recommendation letters, teacher evaluations, style guides, and a MOOC. Whimsical, wistful, and gently surreal, The Blue Box delights in life's unending absurdities, and reminds us not to take anything-especially ourselves-too seriously. "--, Provided by publisher

You must intercept the blue box before it gets to the city -- Warm, buttered, cinnamon toast killed Cranky Bear -- Who will withstand the test of time? -- Sate -- Party at the beach party house -- The moon -- The pitcher sees the coach approach -- Water landings -- Advice on finding another love like me -- After surgery -- Walk-bridge -- Recommendation for Gordon Lee Bunson -- Recommendation for Cleo Descartes -- Recommendation for Sterling Ogerladder -- My true style guide -- My MOOC -- My soldiers -- My maladies -- Teaching evaulation -- Dangerous relice -- When the monster is actively moving toward you-how to start the car -- How to be a man -- The captain's daughter -- Sky king -- How things have actually changed since we did secede from the United States -- In Jeddah -- An epic ephithalamion for Ashley and Ryan -- Horror story at Lonely Lake -- We went up to Quencher's Point -- Teenagers are going overnight to the island without supervision!