Don't Go Breaking My Heart

December 6, 2008 12:37 PM

Some of the best short-short fiction I've read recently has been that of the Heartbroke Daily, the stories of the love affairs of (fictional) Knox Dupree, who "fall[s] in love too easily" and "as a result [...] suffer[s] from near constant heartbreak." Start from the beginning and work forward. (via Presurfer)

Honestly, the poignant life-reflection short-short format reminds me a little bit of Einstein's Dreams, for those who are familiar with and liked that.

posted by WCityMike (4 comments total)

This is essentialy the same idea as Dan Rhodes' collection, Anthropology; anecdotes of failed relationships with surreal women.

http://www.amazon.com/Anthropology-101-True-Love-Stories/dp/184195649X

I think Rhodes' are perhaps a bit wittier.
posted by munyeca at 1:18 PM on December 6, 2008

[This is good]

Munyeca: I'll have to check that out.
posted by Freen at 1:22 PM on December 6, 2008

Not having read the book in question, I can't speak to it, but I don't think this guy is reaching for wit very often. Sure, there's some humor, but a lot of it is just bittersweet, and I find the circumstances unusual. I'll definitely have to add Rhodes' book to my reading list, though.
posted by WCityMike at 2:12 PM on December 6, 2008

This stuff reminds me of former Mefite Dobbs' non-fiction stuff. The latest entry is even similar to one he wrote a while ago about a girl who posed naked for him while he was blocked writing a screenplay. (Disclosure: I know him in real life and occasionally dog sit for him.)
posted by Manhasset at 8:20 PM on December 6, 2008