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“Bearskin” in The Missouri Review, Summer 2008 Honeybees, bear poachers, and going native in the mountains of Virginia. Winner of the 2009 William Peden Prize in fiction. Read “Bearskin” here. |
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“Rules for Living at the Urban-Wildland Interface” in Camas, Spring 2006 Essay about the perils of falling in love at the Interface. |
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“Shovelboy” in The Portland Review, Vol. 52, No. 3 2005 As the catastrophic economic downturn disrupts a privileged exurban enclave in this near-future tale, a precocious young gigolo tries to turn the women in his neighborhood into anarchists. Not suitable for underaged or sensitive readers. |
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“Skagway” in Clackamas Literary Review, 2004, Vol VIII Angry white guy on a cruise to Alaska considers tossing his mother-in-law into the Inside Passage. |
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“¡No Pasaran!—Rage and ORVs” in River Teeth, Fall 2003 The author dissects his irrational hatred of off-road vehicles. |
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“Southern Gothic, ca 2001″ in Salt Lake City Weekly, August 15, 2002 Dead mule twitching in a barnyard. |
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“Starlings, A Pig, and Four Deer” in Camas, Fall 2001 Essay in which, as the editors put it, “James McLaughlin regales us with lessons learned over a lifetime spent killing things.” |