Blake Butler, who read from his new novel There Is No Year at University Book Store last night, is sharply handsome, like a Bret Easton Ellis character. He’s tall and blond and the phrase “well-bred” ...

ATLANTA — Blake Butler seems like a nice enough guy. In a track jacket and battered Adidas sneakers, he’s brightly energetic, smiling, chatty, easygoing. If you were ever tasked with casting the ...

Introduction Flash fiction, like any genre (blurred or not), works well as an homage. Or as a reworking. In fact this week’s story is a flash “remix” of original material from Blake Butler’s Scorch ...