In Pieces: An Anthology of Fragmentary Writing

by Olivia Dresher

In Pieces celebrates the diversity of contemporary fragmentary writing by offering a sampling of fragments written by 37 different writers--those who are known as well as new voices. Selections from diaries, notebooks, and letters; aphorisms; short prose pieces and vignettes... These are some of the fragmentary forms represented in this unique collection, the first of its kind to present a wide range of fragmentary writing as its own genre.

Genres: Writing

416 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2006

About the author

Writer of fragments & aphorisms, notebooks.

Reviews

[Taylor Collins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fragmentary writing should be a mainstream category as it seems to encompasses writers who don't/can't/won't subscribe to an editoral process. One of the most interesting is Bianco Luno, a recluse so elusive that he almost orders you off the website maintained by Victor Munoz. The link is not currently working again but if you can find it, he's quite provocative. "To be first to go or the survivor. Which is worse?" is just one of Luno's thought provokers. In Pieces offers hope that entries from diaries, journals,letters - those snippets of writing not thrown away, can find their way into mainstream consciousness as serious fodder.

[Brian]

Picking and choosing from among these mostly interesting snippets. Good bedtime reading when you're actually tired.