Singular, idiosyncratic and a little mysterious, Black Clock is one of America's leading literary journals.

Issue— #18

Issue No. 18

Black Clock 18 offers its version of the cinematic “director’s cut.” Most authors have buried in their cyber-catacombs the book that got away, or the version of the published magnum opus stained with the blood of those darlings every writer learns must be killed. Black Clock 18 either represents the resurrection or provides the final resting place of editorial decisions regretted, rued and reconciled.

  • Tom CarsonFran Kukla's Party
  • Jonathan LethemThe Empty Room
  • Aimee BenderA Slice of Lemon Cake
  • Susan StraightFor Sale: Baby Nikes, Never Worn
  • Brian EvensonThe Open Curtain
  • Geoff NicholsonThe Lost Nicholsons
  • Janet FitchA Shrine for Unbelievers
  • Diana WagmanBig Shoes
  • Michael VenturaTo Name and Be Named: Elia Kazan and HUAC April 14, 1952
  • Greil MarcusShape of Things to Come
  • David L. UlinLabyrinth
  • Rick MoodyThirteen Stories
  • Joanna ScottUntelling