Congratulations to Pazit Cahlon! She won the Shirley Jackson unfinished story competition at Tin House.
Do you know what would be really cool? If Kelly Link and the Jackson heirs would produce an anthology of stories started by Jackson and finished by others. Here's my stab at a dream list of contributors: Stephen King (who sings Jackson's praises in Dans Macabre), Aimee Bender, Margaret Atwood, Jo Walton, Charlie Anders, Haddayr Copley-Woods, China Mieville, Colson Whitehead, Cathleen Scheine, Terry Bisson, George Saunders. I would read that book 100 times.
[my own ending to the story appeared here for a few months, but I removed it when a revised version was accepted for publication in Mythic Delirum.]
If you entered the contest, I'd love to read your ending to the story, and if you let me, I'll publish it here on the Dead Guy blog. Email me at jessyrandall@yahoo.com.
Posted by: Jessy Randall | December 22, 2013 at 11:36 PM
Great ending Jessy, thank you - looking forward to Bill's :)
Posted by: Megan | January 05, 2014 at 06:47 AM