Zizobotchi Papers: volume 2, fall, 2017

Zizobotchi Papers: volume 2, fall, 2017: Novella #1: In The Dollmaker's Grin, an altercation changes the course of a shuttle bus driver's life; he's offered a chance at a new livelihood, one that's not so easy to decline. Years later, Kurt Vine goes missing, and his pregnant wife is left looking for answers, as she's pursued by uninvited emissaries in her home and local haunts. Novella #2: In God's Least Likely to Succeed, a secret agent's first day on the job is derailed by an ancient cult's infiltration of their operation. As he takes shelter in the woods, his grasp on reality is further challenged by psychoactive substance, cybernetic technology, and specters summoned through malevolent ceremony. The second installment of Zizobotchi Papers presents a double feature of two new novellas, by Dan MacRae and Jeff Phillips. These stories probe the inner workings of two distinct power schemes by following the unlikely employees that must navigate them.

About the Author

Dan MacRae (1980-) grew up in Dearborn Heights, MI, In 2004, he published his first short story, A Spring Sonata, for a Columbia College Chicago travel, literary journal. A year earlier he met Jeff Phillips and they embarked on a video/theatre production company called, Three Leaves. In 2015, he published Zizobotchi Papers, Vol 1 with the novella Chainsaw Guy. The Dollmaker's Grin is his second long-form novella. Jeff Phillips (1983-) is a washed up varsity cross country skier and storefront theatre method actor. For two years he was co-host of The Liquid Burning, an apocalypse themed reading series, and for just shy of three years, he co-hosted the Chicago reading series Pungent Parlour. His short fiction has appeared in Seeding Meat, This Zine Will Change Your Life, Metazen, Chicago Literati, and Literary Orphans. He is a regular contributor of short stories and essays at the site Drinkers With Writing Problems. You can find him on Twitter as @TheIglooOven or at TheOtherAuthorJeffPhillips.com

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