The Fiction Cliff

Electric Literature is scheduled to automatically publish a set of remarkably bad stories at midnight on December 31, 2012 unless we avert the FICTION CLIFF. These terrible stories, with their transparent plot devices, one-dimensional characters, remedial grammatical errors, adverbs galore, lazy writing, and smug hipster irony, are expected to weigh heavily on readers desperate for good fiction and may drive the publishing industry into an emotional and fiscal depression.

What You Can Do To Help

To prevent the Fiction Cliff, please make a tax-deductible contribution to Recommended Reading. High-caliber fiction is rare, free high-caliber fiction rarer still. If you have enjoyed even a single story in Recommended Reading, please help us continue to recommend the best fiction, to pay writers, and to bring it to you, every week, for free.

Love,

Halimah, Ben, and Andy

Electric Literature

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