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15 Views Volume II: Corridor
15 Views Vol. II: Corridor further explores the literary side of Orlando with 15 linked stories, told by 15 authors, and set in 15 distinct locales. This volume also includes 15 more authors, writing linked stories set in the Tampa Bay area. The result is a literary portrait of both cities. The Orlando thread delves into an Orlando plagued with violence and the large cast of characters who feel its effects, with stories weaving their way from the outskirts of Oviedo, down the Greenway Trail and into downtown’s Orange Avenue as the bars let out. The Tampa thread sprawls across the entire bay area to form a quirky tale involving Albanian myths, local history, an assassin, corgis, and a mysterious black plane.
The subtitle of this volume, “Corridor,” comes from the name given to the stretch of interstate connecting the two cities––the I-4 Corridor––which is often highlighted in the national media as a political battleground, but is better known to the authors in this collection as a commuter’s nightmare.
The book also contains 30 black-and-white illustrations (originally paper cuts) by Orlando artist Lesley Silvia. Silvia also designed the book cover to be double-sided, so that when readers finish with one city, they can flip the book over to begin the next.
The subtitle of this volume, “Corridor,” comes from the name given to the stretch of interstate connecting the two cities––the I-4 Corridor––which is often highlighted in the national media as a political battleground, but is better known to the authors in this collection as a commuter’s nightmare.
The book also contains 30 black-and-white illustrations (originally paper cuts) by Orlando artist Lesley Silvia. Silvia also designed the book cover to be double-sided, so that when readers finish with one city, they can flip the book over to begin the next.
260 pages, Paperback
First published March 28, 2013
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About the author
Nathan Holic
16 books20 followersNathan Holic lives and writes in Orlando, Florida, where he teaches writing courses at the University of Central Florida, and drives from 7-Eleven to 7-Eleven in search of the perfect fountain-poured Diet Coke.
He is the author of the novel American Fraternity Man (Beating Windward Press) and the novella The Things I Don't See (Main Street Rag), and he is the editor of the annual anthology 15 Views of Orlando (Burrow Press), a literary portrait of the city featuring short fiction from fifteen Orlando authors. He also serves as the Graphic Narrative Editor at The Florida Review.
Holic's short fiction has appeared in a number of print journals, magazines, and anthologies, including Iron Horse, The Portland Review, The Apalachee Review,and the young adult collection Daddy Cool (Artistically Declined Press); his work also appears online at Hobart, Necessary Fiction, Barrelhouse, and a number of other web sites.
His comics and graphic narratives include the serialized adaptation of Alex Kudera's novel "Fight For Your Long Day (available monthly at Atticus Review), and "Clutter," a story structured as a home décor catalogue (available at Nailed Magazine). Other comics, which have appeared in Welter, Sweet: A Literary Confection, Palooka, and the anthology The Way We Sleep (Curbside Splendor Press), have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize.
He is the author of the novel American Fraternity Man (Beating Windward Press) and the novella The Things I Don't See (Main Street Rag), and he is the editor of the annual anthology 15 Views of Orlando (Burrow Press), a literary portrait of the city featuring short fiction from fifteen Orlando authors. He also serves as the Graphic Narrative Editor at The Florida Review.
Holic's short fiction has appeared in a number of print journals, magazines, and anthologies, including Iron Horse, The Portland Review, The Apalachee Review,and the young adult collection Daddy Cool (Artistically Declined Press); his work also appears online at Hobart, Necessary Fiction, Barrelhouse, and a number of other web sites.
His comics and graphic narratives include the serialized adaptation of Alex Kudera's novel "Fight For Your Long Day (available monthly at Atticus Review), and "Clutter," a story structured as a home décor catalogue (available at Nailed Magazine). Other comics, which have appeared in Welter, Sweet: A Literary Confection, Palooka, and the anthology The Way We Sleep (Curbside Splendor Press), have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize.
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June 6, 2015
This was a lot of fun to read! There are two separate story threads—Orlando and Tampa Bay—and the book flips over for the two sections the way some children's magazine I loved as a kid did, I don't remember which that was ....
But back to this flipping book, there are thirty different authors, including some pretty popular ones, and each view cleverly connects the views together to make one loosely connected view. I especially enjoyed Vance Voyles' short, and went looking for more by him (nothing yet! Come on Vance!) and the story by Rita Ciresi had my laughing out loud in a public space. Dangerous.
Looking forward to picking up Fifteen Views volume three and four (is there a four?).
Recommended for Florida residents, Florida natives, and anyone who likes great writing!
But back to this flipping book, there are thirty different authors, including some pretty popular ones, and each view cleverly connects the views together to make one loosely connected view. I especially enjoyed Vance Voyles' short, and went looking for more by him (nothing yet! Come on Vance!) and the story by Rita Ciresi had my laughing out loud in a public space. Dangerous.
Looking forward to picking up Fifteen Views volume three and four (is there a four?).
Recommended for Florida residents, Florida natives, and anyone who likes great writing!
December 2, 2013
Corridor is the second volume in the 15 Views collection and more of the Orlando area is explored, as well as narrative structures are experimented with. What I love about the first book is the primary setup for the next collection of characters and stories, the Orlando area. New areas I know all too well like the 417 Expressway and Orange Avenue are explored and I found the setting coming to life with rich details. But the coolest thing about this volume is the incorporation of multiple styles of writing. Not only does Pat Rushin tell a story formatted like a script, but also a graphic narrative appears in the beginning. It's great to see authors collaborate not only telling the story of an area, but also how it could be told.
Another interesting thing about the book is when you flip it over, you're introduced to Orlando's metro neighbor, Tampa. With so much to do in Tampa, and many of Orlando's natives venturing out either to work in Tampa/St. Pete, to study at USF, or to just join the Scientologists of Clearwater, it was great to see a new world explored that shares many of the sane traits of Orlando. The "corridor" of I4 is a very boring, long drive to connect the two cities, yet in between there is so much happening and developing, that I hope one day they're explored as well too. There's the Strawberry festival, Dinosaur World, Spook Hill, Bok Tower, and miles upon miles of sprawling orange groves.
Another interesting thing about the book is when you flip it over, you're introduced to Orlando's metro neighbor, Tampa. With so much to do in Tampa, and many of Orlando's natives venturing out either to work in Tampa/St. Pete, to study at USF, or to just join the Scientologists of Clearwater, it was great to see a new world explored that shares many of the sane traits of Orlando. The "corridor" of I4 is a very boring, long drive to connect the two cities, yet in between there is so much happening and developing, that I hope one day they're explored as well too. There's the Strawberry festival, Dinosaur World, Spook Hill, Bok Tower, and miles upon miles of sprawling orange groves.
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