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JFK vs. Predator
A warm spring night at a '90s NBA playoff game. An emotionless, yet ninnyish sentient robot, a jilted diamond merchant; a woman running up the arena stairs thinking, "God, keep the government's depravity and poison away from my family!" What could go wrong?
“….She picks up speed, a lofting mantle of regret and reminiscence inside her, for these past few minutes have opened a Pandora’s-box-of-the-past; meanwhile, she is agitated with an excitement that she’s never experienced. She’s almost flying over the steps. She also wants a vodka neat. Her hand catches onto her neckscarf. That terrible-looking flesh fold on his forehead! My God. It’s him. I know it.”
JFK vs Predator is an alternative history, a sort of science fiction, and definitely a short story by Stacey Levine with illustrations by Chuk Baldock.
An early, unfinished version of this short story, illustrated by David Lasky, was published in the books section of The Stranger on March 6, 2013.
Only available direct from its creators:
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“….She picks up speed, a lofting mantle of regret and reminiscence inside her, for these past few minutes have opened a Pandora’s-box-of-the-past; meanwhile, she is agitated with an excitement that she’s never experienced. She’s almost flying over the steps. She also wants a vodka neat. Her hand catches onto her neckscarf. That terrible-looking flesh fold on his forehead! My God. It’s him. I know it.”
JFK vs Predator is an alternative history, a sort of science fiction, and definitely a short story by Stacey Levine with illustrations by Chuk Baldock.
An early, unfinished version of this short story, illustrated by David Lasky, was published in the books section of The Stranger on March 6, 2013.
Only available direct from its creators:
www [dot] staceylevine [dot] net/books
OR
www [dot] etsy [dot] com/listing/1257908133/jfk-vs-predator
- GenresFiction
Staple Bound
Published January 1, 2022
9 people want to read
About the author
Stacey Levine
18 books68 followersStacey Levine is the author of Pulitzer Prize Finalist Mice 1961. Her other books--The Girl with Brown Fur, Frances Johnson, Dra---, and My Horse and Other Stories, have a devoted following of readers.
Levine's work has garnered a Pulitzer Prize fiction finalist nomination, a PEN fiction award, and Stranger Genius Award in Literature. Her fiction has appeared in The Brooklyn Rail, Fence, The Iowa Review, Yeti, The Fairy Tale Review, Your Impossible Voice, Golden Handcuffs Review, and other venues.
A collection of all her short fiction, plays, and co-authored comics to date will be published in 2026.
www.staceylevine.com
Levine's work has garnered a Pulitzer Prize fiction finalist nomination, a PEN fiction award, and Stranger Genius Award in Literature. Her fiction has appeared in The Brooklyn Rail, Fence, The Iowa Review, Yeti, The Fairy Tale Review, Your Impossible Voice, Golden Handcuffs Review, and other venues.
A collection of all her short fiction, plays, and co-authored comics to date will be published in 2026.
www.staceylevine.com
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July 12, 2022
Well, this has been fun. Looking at the cover there's JFK holding a Tootsie Pop, and what looks like a Cylon ship with claw-like fingers reaching out. At first I thought with a title like this we would end up in Japanese monsterland, but don't make the same mistake: This is a post-modern, all-American pastiche that includes the Portland Trailblazers, an android with evil intentions, a brain-damaged JFK, miraculously still alive and other special guests.
How does one enter the spirit of this thematic cornucopia? Just start reading. Aside from her unique ability with words, Stacey Levine has a sly subtext written with humor, so if you don't read carefully you might miss it. Oh, and the illustration are great cartoon fun.
A copy is only seven bucks, so pick one up before this small run sells out. You will be rewarded.
How does one enter the spirit of this thematic cornucopia? Just start reading. Aside from her unique ability with words, Stacey Levine has a sly subtext written with humor, so if you don't read carefully you might miss it. Oh, and the illustration are great cartoon fun.
A copy is only seven bucks, so pick one up before this small run sells out. You will be rewarded.
July 15, 2022
With a unique mixture of humor and unease, this story is classic Stacey Levine. The star of the story is Jackie O. who seethes with fury at what the government has done to her and her beloved Jack. When she springs into action, she may turn out to be far more dangerous than Predator!
August 24, 2022
A seemingly innocent non sequitur spawns the satirical examination of deeper truths (?) involving government cover-ups and the enduring love of a(n) (in)famous widow.
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https://www.staceylevine.net/books
OR
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