Frederick Barthelme
Frederic Barthelme was born in 1943. He was the editor of the Mississippi Review from 1977 to 2010. He is the author of sixteen books of fiction and non-fiction. His works include Moon Deluxe, Chroma, War and War, Second Marriage, Painted Desert and There Must Be Some Mistake. His novel Waveland won the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters fiction award in 2010.
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Fiction | Issue 8
Monster Deal
Frederick Barthelme
‘I'm about ready to go see what’s happening when they come in, each of them carrying a flamingo from the front yard.’