Michael J. Seidlinger is the author of a number of novels including The Laughter of Strangers, The Fun We’ve Had, and The Face of Any Other. He serves as Electric Literature’s Book Reviews Editor as well as Publisher-in-Chief of Civil Coping Mechanisms, an indie press specializing in unclassifiable/innovative fiction and poetry.

FICTION

Nothing But Show

By MICHAEL J. SEIDLINGER

“Nikki does nothing but show. Like she is the show. When is a person acting and when is a person genuine?”