Notes From Underground Anthology The Literary Lab

[Giovanni Gelati]

I am going to get right into the action with this one. I mean, what exactly does the title mean? Here you go:

“Over the past year, one thing we've come to appreciate on The Literary Lab blog is the value of artistic freedom. To celebrate this freedom, we put together a collection of stories that were accepted before they were actually written. Our fellow writers gained entry into the anthology by impressing us with past work or proposals. From those early applications, we selected twenty-five of our favorite writers and told them simply that they had ten pages with which they could do whatever they want. We received poetry, artwork, and some amazing short stories that are both traditional and experimental.

Writers challenged themselves and only themselves to see what they could truly create when they weren't worried about rejection. In Notes from Underground, readers will find a range of emotions and personalities that is as broad as the range of writers that frequent our great online community. We hope you enjoy this collection as much as we do!”

I asked a question of these people,” Who are you people?” and this is how they responded:

“You asked about the editors. They’re a group of 3 writers/editors who run The Literary Lab.

About The Literary Lab Anthologies and The Lit Lab Blog, here is more about them personally: 

ABOUT

The three writers here share a love for literary fiction, an art form that has sadly become associated with stuffy and inaccessible writing. Our hypothesis is that classical literary techniques will make any writing better, and the best popular fiction can also be the best literary fiction.

So grab your lab coats and safety goggles. We'll be creating some fantastic experiments. But only with your help. Interactive is our goal. Leave comments. Discuss. We'll do the best we can to answer questions and help everybody, including us, refine our craft.

Domey Malasarn- Domey is a writer from Los Angeles, CA. In 2008, he was a PEN Center USA Emerging Voices Fellow. He has been a finalist for Glimmer Train's Very Short Fiction Contest, first runner-up in Opium Magazine's 500-word Memoir Contest, and two of his stories were nominated for Pushcart Prizes. He is also a staff editor at SmokeLong Quarterly. Selected works online: God In Frogs, Dolores

I Am Waiting for My Dogs to Die, Display.

 Scott G.F. Bailey -  is a writer, musician and art-school dropout. He studied literature and political science at university and his short stories and essays have been published here and there. He's older than he looks, which bothers him a lot. Scott also blogs here and he is awfully fond of jam.

 

Michelle Davidson Argyle-Michelle is a stay-at-home mother, wife, and author who loves peanut butter and tomato sandwiches. You may think it's gross, but you should try it. She graduated from Utah Valley University with a BA in English/Creative Writing in the winter of 2002. To date, she has completed five novels, and has published several short stories. Her thriller novel, Monarch, will be released by Rhemalda Publishing in September of 2011, and her omnibus, Bonded, which consists of three fairy-tale themed novellas (Cinders, Thirds, and Scales), will be released Fall of 2012.”

To say that I enjoyed this is an understatement. The freedom that the authors, poets, and artists enjoyed are apparent in the works they created. It is very refreshing to get a read on something like this. Each piece is different, no two the same, and the way it is put together just flows. This one is a keeper, go for it and don’t look back; look forward to having some fun, without bounds. They knew none, neither should you.

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