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Matt Bell is the author of How They Were Found, forthcoming from Keyhole Press in October 2010, as well as three chapbooks, Wolf Parts (Keyhole Press), The Collectors (Caketrain Press), and How the Broken Lead the Blind (Willows Wept Press). His fiction has appeared in Conjunctions, Hayden's Ferry Review, Willow Springs, Unsaid, and American Short Fiction, and has been selected for inclusion in anthologies such as Best American Mystery Stories 2010 and Best American Fantasy 2. His book reviews and critical essays have appeared in The Los Angeles Times, American Book Review, and The Quarterly Conversation.

He is also the editor of The Collagist and of Dzanc's Best of the Web anthology series.

He lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with his wife Jessica, and can be reached via e-mail at mdbell79@gmail.com.

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Monday
Jun082009

New Barrelhouse Online Issue

Barrelhouse has just posted a new online issue, which is always a reason to celebrate. Here's editor Aaron Pease's descriptions of the issue's contents:

Sex: An Intercourse, by Bryan Hurt, transcribes the poignant pillow talk of an adulterous couple.

An Open Letter to Fans of Southplains Football, by Stephan Clark, combines my two favorite things, high school football and Zeno’s paradox.

we, by c.vance, tells the tale of a farm where nothing grows but what is dead.

Out, by Julie Tranchina, is a hilarious and harrowing FAQ about being a lesbian.

Chicken Coop, by Kristin Sherman, details the perils of collecting voter registrations outside a fried chicken shack.

Into the Cellar, by Ajani Burrell, gets inside the head of a man deeply frustrated with his life and his wife.

The Mork Norton Foundation, by Brenton Rossow, spins a yarn about an Australian traveling salesman spinning a yarn.

I'm off to read. Enjoy!

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