Archive of articles classified as' "Famous Authors"

Wasted day. Wasted life. Dessert, please.

2/11/2010
—Steven Meretzky

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It cost too much, staying human.

2/11/2010
—Bruce Sterling

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Mother’s Day came, doubling Oedipus’ pleasure.

9/4/2009
—Bruce Benderson

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Found true love. Married someone else.

8/29/2009
—Dave Eggers

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Streets full of water. Please advise.

8/6/2009
—Robert Benchley

While visiting Venice for the first time, writer and humorist Robert Benchley sent this gag telegram to Harold Ross, his editor at The New Yorker.

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LOVELY SPRING WEATHER BUBONIC PLAGUE RAGING

8/6/2009
—Evelyn Waugh

Except from a telegram in the book Scoop by Evelyn Waugh, published in 1938.

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Big bang. No God. Fadeout. End.

8/5/2009
—Stephen Baxter

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As she fell, her mind wandered.

8/5/2009
—Rebecca Miller

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Tossed remorselessly, whiffle balls sure hurt.

8/5/2009
—J.T. LeRoy

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Starlet sex scandal. Giant squid involved.

6/24/2009
—Margaret Atwood

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Defenestrated baby, methamphetamine, prison, rehab, relapse.

6/23/2009
—Jeffrey Eugenides

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New genes demand expression — third eye.

4/8/2009
—Greg Bear

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I win lottery. Sun goes nova.

4/7/2009
—Steven Meretzky

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Bang postponed. Not Big enough. Reboot.

4/7/2009
—David Brin

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His penis snapped off; he’s pregnant!

4/7/2009
—Rudy Rucker

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