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Jeff Jackson writes beautiful stories about disturbing characters or is it disturbing stories about beautiful characters? \\xa0His writing is given shape by remnants of dreams and the resonance of found objects. Anything can happen in the tales he tells...and do...to his readers consternation and delight. He is the author of the novels\\xa0Mira Corpora\\xa0and\\xa0Novi Sad\\xa0and the soon-to-be published\\xa0Destroy All Monsters!\\xa0\\xa0His short fiction has appeared in numerous literary magazines. \\xa0He has written plays, edited literary anthologies, co-founded a popular website on jazz, and received fellowships from several leading centers of art.

This episode is perfect for anyone interested in literary fiction and the summoning of culture to tell strange and wonderful narratives about identity and transformation.\\xa0\\xa0

IN THIS EPISODE

• Jeff explains why he calls his website \'Death of Literature.\'
• He talks about what makes\\xa0fiction literary\\xa0and what is and is not being read.
• He discusses why he chose\\xa0the title\\xa0Mira Corpora\\xa0for the title of his first novel.
• Jeff shares how it is often our lives that\\xa0stretch imagination.
• He talks about\\xa0two characters\\xa0in\\xa0Mira Corpora\\xa0- one that bears his name and the other that is quite disturbing.
• Jeff reflects on\\xa0a blurb by Don Delillo\\xa0about Jeff\'s novel and how it led Jeff to walk around the block.
• He discusses why he is drawn to writing\\xa0coming-of-age stories.
• He talks about\\xa0writing as incantation.
• Jeff summarizes his second novel\\xa0Novi Sad\\xa0and\\xa0the value of hypnogogic time.\\xa0
• He responds to a comparison of his work with\\xa0the work of David Lynch.
• Jeff explains\\xa0what makes a character interesting\\xa0and what to expect in his next novel\\xa0Destroy All Monsters!

After the conversation, host Mark Peres shares a personal word that begins this way, "The dark coming-of-age stories that Jeff writes about reminds me that we are always emerging..."

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