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    Quicksand
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    Quicksand

    By Matthew Di Paoli

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    Matthew Di Paoli's short story "Quicksand" first appeared in issue thirty-nine of Neon. It's a dark little tale about a man who finds himself stuck in a patch of quicksand while on his way to the butcher. As the story progresses he sinks deeper and deeper, while the world around him continues apace - not even a visit from his parents or a new prospective love interest can save him from sinking. "Quicksand" was one of Neon's 2014 Pushcart Prize nominations.

    Originally published in issue thirty-nine of Neon, this short story is now available as an individual eBook edition. Read more about it by searching for "Neon Literary Magazine, or visit Matthew by searching "Matthew Di Paoli".

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNeon Books
    Release dateJun 26, 2015
    ISBN9781311489432
    Quicksand
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    Matthew Di Paoli

    Matthew Di Paoli received his BA at Boston College where he won the Dever Fellowship and the Cardinal Cushing Award for Creative Writing. He has also been nominated for the 2015 Pushcart Prize and won the Prism Review Short Story Contest. Matthew earned his MFA in Fiction at Columbia University. He has been published in Neon, Litro, CURA, Squalorly, Carte Blanche, Black Denim Lit, Gigantic, Fiction Week, and Post Road literary magazines among others. Currently he's publishing a novel entitled Killstanbul with El Balazo Press, shopping a novel entitled Holliday, and is teaching Writing and Literature at Monroe College.

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