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Fiction. When his new roommate's brother dies tragically, the unnamed narrator of A JELLO HORSE offers to drive him home to the Midwest. Feeling anxious and displaced, he embarks on another roadtrip to visit the bizarre attractions and quirky museums in America's heartland. "Matthew Simmons has found a beautiful and extraordinary way to tell a story about the sweetness of sadness and the aloneness of loneliness"--Michael Kimball, author of Dear Everybody.Author Hometown: SEATTLE, WA USAAbout the author: Matthew Simmons has published stories in numerous journals. He lives in Seattle with his cat, Emmett. Among other things he is The Man Who Couldn't Blog (http://themanwhocouldntblog.blogspot.com/). Reviews:http://htmlgiant.com/?p=9802http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/how-much-of-your-fiction-is-real/Content?oid=1740595http://themanwhocouldntblog.blogspot.com/http://www.believermag.com/issues/200910/?read=review_simmonshttp://denniscooper-theweaklings.blogspot.com/2009/11/four-books-i-read-recently-and-loved.htmlhttp://sabraembury.blogspot.com/2009/07/book-review-jello-horse.htmlhttp://probablyjustastory.blogspot.com/2009/09/ooo-just-finished-consuming-matthew.htmlhttp://openlettersmonthly.com/blog/jello-horse/Gabe Durham's Best of 2010 @ BIG OTHER
The State of Kansas Julianna Spallholz
Meat Heart Melissa Broder
Darling Beastlettes Gina Abelkop
Bright Brave Phenomena Amanda Nadelberg
Deck of Deeds Rodrigo Toscano
Three Poems: Bassacksenglish, Monopoems, Coming(s) Together Richard Kostelanetz