Curiouser and curiouser ...
by carbonear
Ever feel as though it's all been done before? As though you may as well give up trying to create anything new, because your efforts will never equal those of the masters?
The Alexandrians, named "for the fire, not the library," feel the same way.
To help pave the way for new art, they have orchestrated the planned removal from society of works of art, literature, music, film ...
A talking dog, a nine-year pregnancy, Hank Williams ... with this strange brew, Terry Bisson, author of the short story "Bears Discover Fire," delivers the increasingly odd story of one of those charged with doing the removing: The Pickup Artist.
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