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We Are Persistence Runners (Electric Literature's Recommended Reading)

We Are Persistence Runners (Electric Literature's Recommended Reading)

Jenniey Tallman
4.6/5 ( ratings)
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“Post-apocalyptic fiction is a flourishing genre. Jenniey Tallman’s ‘We Are Persistence Runners’ subverts many aspects of apocalyptic fiction while still managing to satisfy expectations of the genre. As in P.D. James’s classic SF novel CHILDREN OF MEN, society has collapsed because no one is having children. In ‘We Are Persistence Runners,’ however, the halt in procreation is not due to infertility, but lack of male sexual desire. Tallman smartly presupposed that lack of male desire is as violent a dictator as male desire, and as a result, female lust becomes criminalized. In this story, Tallman uncovers in her protagonist an enduring desire for power that is inextricably linked with tenderness, and the ways in which a new society—on the one hand, completely unrecognizable—remains a distorted image of what came before.” - Halimah Marcus

About the Author: Jenniey Tallman studies, works, and teaches in St. Paul, MN where she lives with her husband and 3 sons. Recent writing is published or forthcoming in Slice Magazine, Nashville Review, The Austin Review, Gargoyle, and DIAGRAM, among others. She keeps a website at jennieytallman.com.

About the Publisher: Electric Literature is an independent publisher amplifying the power of storytelling through digital innovation. Electric Literature’s weekly fiction magazine, Recommended Reading, invites established authors, indie presses, and literary magazines to recommended great fiction. Once a month we feature our own recommendation of original, previously unpublished fiction. Stay connected with us through our eNewsletter, Facebook, and Twitter, and find previous Electric Literature picks in the Recommended Reading archives.
Language
English
Pages
23
Format
Kindle Edition
Publisher
Electric Literature
Release
July 11, 2016

We Are Persistence Runners (Electric Literature's Recommended Reading)

Jenniey Tallman
4.6/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
“Post-apocalyptic fiction is a flourishing genre. Jenniey Tallman’s ‘We Are Persistence Runners’ subverts many aspects of apocalyptic fiction while still managing to satisfy expectations of the genre. As in P.D. James’s classic SF novel CHILDREN OF MEN, society has collapsed because no one is having children. In ‘We Are Persistence Runners,’ however, the halt in procreation is not due to infertility, but lack of male sexual desire. Tallman smartly presupposed that lack of male desire is as violent a dictator as male desire, and as a result, female lust becomes criminalized. In this story, Tallman uncovers in her protagonist an enduring desire for power that is inextricably linked with tenderness, and the ways in which a new society—on the one hand, completely unrecognizable—remains a distorted image of what came before.” - Halimah Marcus

About the Author: Jenniey Tallman studies, works, and teaches in St. Paul, MN where she lives with her husband and 3 sons. Recent writing is published or forthcoming in Slice Magazine, Nashville Review, The Austin Review, Gargoyle, and DIAGRAM, among others. She keeps a website at jennieytallman.com.

About the Publisher: Electric Literature is an independent publisher amplifying the power of storytelling through digital innovation. Electric Literature’s weekly fiction magazine, Recommended Reading, invites established authors, indie presses, and literary magazines to recommended great fiction. Once a month we feature our own recommendation of original, previously unpublished fiction. Stay connected with us through our eNewsletter, Facebook, and Twitter, and find previous Electric Literature picks in the Recommended Reading archives.
Language
English
Pages
23
Format
Kindle Edition
Publisher
Electric Literature
Release
July 11, 2016

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