My Web site recommendations have been kind of vapid thus far, but, hey, what's the internet if not a great way to waste time? But I thought for a change of pace I would venture into the world of the written word with a Web site called Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern.
McSweeney's is a quarterly literary journal and humor site, run by the publishing company McSweeney's (everyone still following). Created by one of my favorite fiction writers Dave Eggers, McSweeney's is the leader in publishing independent literature, and has featured other writers like Neal Pollack, Joyce Carol Oates, Michael Chabon and Susan Straight. (Come on, how in are you with the hip, arty girl when you break out how much you enjoyed the latest Joyce Carol Oates piece.)
This is one of the Web sites where, after viewing it, you walk away feeling like you have accomplished something, and are a better as a person for it. Not only do I recommend visiting the site, but subscribing to the publication as well. Today's cutting edge writers, focusing their craft on today's relevant social issues, how can you go wrong?

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Matthew Byrd