The debut short story collection from the editor of the Mid-American Review. Michael Czyzniejewski’s writing is both poignant and playful. The collection includes fl ash and longer fiction and is the antithesis of those collections complained about for having every story too similar to each other.
Michael Czyzniejewski was born in Chicago and grew up in its south suburbs. He earned his MFA at Bowling Green State University and now teaches there while editing the Mid-American Review. Since turning twenty-one, he has also worked at Wrigley Field, selling beer in the aisles. He lives in Bowling Green with his wife and son.

Elephants in Our Bedroom

Literature & Fiction

Czyzniejewski, Michael

United States

Dzanc Books

For everyone who's always wondered what would happen if Roger Ebert had taken Oprah Winfrey to a critics' screening of Revenge of The Nerds for their second date. In Chicago Stories: 40 Dramatic Fictions by Michael Czyzniejewski, each story is told in the persona of a famous Chicagoan, from Mrs. O’Leary to Barack Obama. Illustrated by Chicago artist Rob Funderburk.

Chicago Stories: 40 Dramatic Fictions

Curbside Splendor Publishing

In I Will Love You For the Rest of My Life: Breakup Stories, Michael Czyzniejewski examines twenty-nine cases of human love at their most critical junctures, bearing witness to the absurdity of longing. An astronaut’s husband cheats while his wife is in space; a scallop opens a portal to another dimension; a man exploits his peanut allergy for kinky sex; a blind date turns into a bestial kidnapping. Self-doubt, unshakable distrust, unrequited longing, and the prospect of eternal loneliness haunt these romantics. The heart wants what it wants, but it doesn't always last forever.

I Will Love You For the Rest of My Life: Breakup Stories

Parenting & Relationships

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Elephants in Our Bedroom

Chicago Stories: 40 Dramatic Fictions

I Will Love You For the Rest of My Life: Breakup Stories