August 18th, 2011
But when we came offstage, I ran into Stephen From Pavement. Know what we talked about? Our kids. Then Bob From Guided by Voices told me his son was offered a golf scholarship to college. I looked over to see the band playing after us, whose name is so punk this magazine won’t even print it. The singer brought his toddler son onstage with him.

Clay From Chavez ushers my generation into its midlife crisis. 

PRAISE FOR
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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