David Means

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David Means is an American writer based in Nyack, NY. 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.

He teaches at Vassar College and once went birdwatching with novelist Jonathan Franzen.

Contents

[edit] Bibliography

[edit] Short Story Collections

  • A Quick Kiss of Redemption (1993)
  • Assorted Fire Events (2000)
  • The Secret Goldfish (2004)

[edit] Awards

Los Angeles Times Book Prize (2001)

National Book Critics Circle (Nomination, 2001)

O. Henry Prize 2006

[edit] Uncollected Stories (Incomplete)

  • "Stories I Used to Write," The Paris Review, No. 137, Winter 1995
  • "Disclaimer," The Paris Review, No. 143, Summer 1997.
  • “Reading Chekhov,” Zoetrope All-Story, Vol. 9, No. 3, Fall 2005
  • “Oklahoma,” Zoetrope All-Story, Vol. 9, No. 4, Winter 2005
  • “The Gulch,” Harper’s Magazine, April 2006
  • “Nebraska,” Zoetrope All-Story, Vol. 10, No. 2, Summer, 2006
  • “The Spot,” New Yorker, August 21, 2006
  • "A River in Egypt," New Yorker, December 4, 2006
  • "Elective Mute," Esquire, February 2007

[edit] External links

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