New Stories from the Midwest 2012 [Paperback]

New Stories from the Midwest presents a collection of stories that celebrate an American region too often ignored in discussions about distinctive regional literature. The editors solicited nominations from more than 300 magazines, literary journals, and small presses and narrowed the selection to 19 authors. The stories, written by Midwestern writers or focusing on the Midwest, demonstrate that the quality of fiction from and about the heart of the country rivals that of any other region. Guest editor John McNally introduces the anthology, which features short fiction by Charles Baxter, Dan Chaon, Christopher Mohar, Rebecca Makkai, Lee Martin, and others.

Jason Lee Brown teaches writing at Eastern Illinois University and is a contributing editor to River Styx. He has received awards from the Illinois Arts Council, Academy of American Poets, and Illinois Press Association. He is editor (with Jay Prefontaine) of the 2011 edition of New Stories from the Midwest.

Shanie Latham is Assistant Professor of English at Jefferson College, Missouri. She is Managing Editor at River Styx.

Contents
Acknowledgments
Editors Note
Introduction
1. Mr. Scary Charles Baxter from Ploughshares
2. To Psychic Underworld Dan Chaon from Tin House
3. Townie Roderic Crooks from Gulf Coast
4. The Amnesiac in the Maze Michael Czyzniejewski from Ninth Letter
5. The Deep Anthony Doerr from Zoetrope
6. Circling in the Air David Driscoll from Mississippi Review
7. Down to Bone Roxane Gay from Mid-American Review
8. Starry Night Lania Knight from Jabberwock Review
9. Peter Torrelli Falling Down Rebecca Makkai from Tin House
10. In Which a Coffin Is a Bed but an Ox Is Not a Coffin Brenda K. Marshall
from Michigan Quarterly Review
11. Drunk Girl in Stilettos Lee Martin from The Georgia Review
12. The State Bird of Minnesota Charles McLeod from Michigan Quarterly Review
13. The FilÃ-