August 3rd, 2011
It’s frightening to think that the Internet now has a history. Not just a technical history, but a cultural history. I wasn’t fully prepared for that. There were CB radios, then BBSes, and then grunge, then the Internet, and then I guess I thought there would be something else. Nudism or something. But the Internet, it turns out, is forever (as far as all present are concerned). It is a macro-development, not a micro-trend, and as such, it even has a literary history.

Today on Google+, I consider the Golden Age of Online Writing. (Hint: We’re not in it.)

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WHY THEY CRIED



"... demonstrates real insight into the way we live now."
 –The Rumpus

"Reminiscent of George Saunders and James Thurber, Why They Cried is a great collection of modern tales."
–Hannah Tinti, author of The Good Thief and co-founder of One Story

"Jim Hanas has a remarkable talent for imagining and crafting uncanny little worlds that make me vaguely nervous. And yet I never want to leave."
–Rob Walker, co-founder of Significant Objects

"A tender and smart assembly of fiction about people trying to communicate—with each other, the world—and all the ways they fail. Fail better, fail beautifully."
–Fiona Maazel, author of Last Last Chance

Jim Hanas is the author of the short story collection Why They Cried (Joyland eBooks/ECW Press) and director of audience development at HarperCollins Publishers.

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