Unfinished: stories finished by Lily Hoang

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The author graciously thanks the twenty brilliant writers who dared to let me finish their stories. Kate Bernheimer, Blake Butler, Beth Couture, Debra Di Blasi, Justin Dobbs, Trevor Dodge, Zach Dodson, Brian Evenson, Scott Garson, Carol Guess, Elizabeth Hildreth, John Madera, Ryan Manning, Michael Martone, Kelcey Parker, Ted Pelton, Kathleen Rooney, Davis Schneiderman, Michael Stewart, J. A. Tyler

(Bios for the contributing writers may be found at the end of the book:)

In May 2009, as the summer barreled its way toward me, I began thinking about a book project. I had quite a few short stories started and abandoned, and I entertained the idea of starting a collection, but when I re-examined my forgotten fragments, I couldn’t stand them. They were trash.

Then, the idea struck me: If I had abandoned so many stories, other writers must have as well. So I sent out a request to my favorite writers, asking for their scraps, stories or poems they couldn’t finish, wouldn’t finish, things they’d simply discarded. I offered to finish their stories for them.

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