'Esquire' Now Publishing Alex Rodriguez's Slash Fic
Keith J. Kelly reports on the forthcoming issue of Esquire:
David Granger, editor-in-chief of Esquire, has installed writer-at-large Tom Chiarella as the new fiction editor of the Hearst-owned title.
Up first in the November issue is a piece called "The Death of Derek Jeter" by novelist Michael Martone. "It's a fictional version of what would happen if the beloved Yankee shortstop died," said Granger, written with nine different scenarios.
When asked if he thought there might be some backlash following the freakish death of Yankee pitcher Cory Lidle, he said, "It proves that whatever you imagine, truth is often stranger than fiction."
But probably just as profitable!
In December you can expect "Take The Phone Off the Hook and Disappear for a While," Chuck Klosterman's fictional speculation as to the ramifications of a Billy Joel kidnapping.
