{"product_id":"ether-sunday-a-formula-one-fairytale","title":"Ether Sunday: A Formula One Fairytale","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 2025 Kenneth Patchen Award for Innovative Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn her encomium, judge Amy Kurman, author of \u003ci\u003eShorts\u003c\/i\u003e (Black Scat Books, 2023), states the following:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhile this is in short format, it is wholly interesting and thought provoking. It reads as to the timing of a metronome, you can almost hear the timer ticking in the background. The concept is of push and pull, of incongruence paired together. Each short-stated, conflicting idea prompts the reader to conjure images that test both the creative and intellectual sides of the brain. Quickly though, because you must keep time and move on to the next thought. Ether Sunday evokes current states of affairs in the world and then mixes them with spiked traditional ideals. This was a real treat, a special find within the grass of an Ether basket (case).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1e56ztr\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u\"\u003eOther advance praise from the book has come from Mark Amerika, Derek Pell, and Joseph Darlington!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1e56ztr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1e56ztr\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u\"\u003e“Reading Erik Belgum’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"\u003e\u003cem class=\"html-em xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x1k4tb9n\"\u003eEther Sunday\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis like eavesdropping on language’s interior monologue with itself. The illegitimate child of Gertrude Stein and George Carlin, this is Belgum’s best work yet. An uproarious polyphonic performance!” -- Mark Amerika, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"\u003e\u003cem class=\"html-em xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x1k4tb9n\"\u003eMy Life as an Artificial Creative Intelligence\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1e56ztr\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"\u003e\u003cem class=\"html-em xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x1k4tb9n\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1e56ztr\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u\"\u003e\"Once below the surface of Belgum's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"\u003e\u003cem class=\"html-em xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x1k4tb9n\"\u003eEther Sunday\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e-- a savage pool of experimental wordplay -- you'll forget to come up for air. You'll have been baptized \u0026amp; blasphemed by a master. — Derek Pell, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"\u003e\u003cem class=\"html-em xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x1k4tb9n\"\u003eNaked Lunch at Tiffany’s\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1e56ztr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1e56ztr\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u\"\u003e\"Belgum's writing is alive with the raw texture of words. Everything is palpable; jagged edges prodding and poking around in your mouth. Words going back to their origins in sound. Ether Sunday is compulsively readable. A valuable addition to any experimentalist's bookshelf.\" -- Joseph Darlington, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"\u003e\u003cem class=\"html-em xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x1k4tb9n\"\u003eThe Experimentalists\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Erik Belgum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48791305781405,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0537\/8480\/5533\/files\/ethersundaycoveridea5x8-August02_2026at16.30.10_1_1_1_300dpi.jpg?v=1786552111","url":"https:\/\/www.experimentalfiction.com\/products\/ether-sunday-a-formula-one-fairytale","provider":"The Journal of Experimental Fiction","version":"1.0","type":"link"}