David Means is an American writer based in Nyack, New York. His short stories have appeared in many publications, including "Esquire", "The New Yorker", "McSweeney's", and "Harper's". They often feature realistic descriptions of extremely unrealistic situations (e.g.. a seedy motel room conversation with Jesus, a man being struck by lightning seven times) and are frequently set in the Midwest or the Rust Belt. Wikipedia
"The elective mute stood firm in class. The teacher looked at him and said, Billy, be seated, and he sat..." www.esquire.com/fiction/ESQ0207Elective
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Read a Postscript by Louis Menand , David Denby 's 1998 essay, and Talk stories by Lillian Ross and Mark Singer . www.newyorker.com/fiction/content/?040531fi_fiction
Read a Postscript by Louis Menand , David Denby 's 1998 essay, and Talk stories by Lillian Ross and Mark Singer . www.newyorker.com/fiction/content/articles/060821fi_fiction