The World is Neither Stacked for Nor Against You:
New and Selected Stories
by Corey Mesler
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Pub Date Aug 15 2024 | Archive Date Nov 15 2024
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Description
The World is Neither Stacked for Nor Against You is a book of disparate parts, a sort of Frankenstein monster of a collection. And indeed, there is a monster story, as well as a ghost story, an angel story, a mystical religious story, and a mystical secular story. Some of the work is experimental, some of it is outlandish, and some of it is as simple and comforting as a home-baked pie. Its stories are made of gypsum, bituminous coal, red bricks and whimsy. They are equal parts crassitude and chimera. The final one, “Publisher,” the book’s longest, concerns a man working for a vanity press who discovers “the real thing,” a novel he is convinced will blast a hole in the complacency of modern literature. About “Publisher,” John Grisham said, “It’s not only funny and clever, it reminded me of the first 80 pages of Sophie’s Choice. Great work.” The stories have previously appeared in The Pinch, Orchid, Ghoti, Gargoyle and other fine periodicals, as well as story collections published by a handful of sincere, frabjous, small presses.
Advance Praise
"I was captivated by Corey Mesler's collection of eclectic and poignant stories. The World is Neither Stacked for Nor Against You is by turns ironic, clever, and heartwarming. Mesler is a truly original writer, and I'll be thinking about this one-of-a-kind book for a long time to come."--Amy Greene, author of Long Man and Bloodroot
“The magic wand, as magician Corey Mesler flourishes it in his stories, sweeps clean in an instant every expectation, where, as outlandish things unpredictably appear and disappear, the commonplace can quickly turn into cuckooland. I gasped over some of the stories--Mesler has an amazing imagination, no ballyhoo, tough as hickory. The World is Neither Stacked for Nor Against You has a jarring genius.”--Alexander Theroux, author of Darconville’s Cat, and Fables
"This book shows a wayfaring imagination at work in story after story: smart, funny, moving and thought-provoking and surprising by turns. Wander through for the kind of grown-up fun that stays with you. It’s a carnival of a book.”--Richard Bausch, author of Thanksgiving Night and Playhouse
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781604893670 |
| PRICE | $19.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 295 |
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