Vintage Attraction

Charles Blackstone is the author of Vintage Attraction, a novel published in 2013. He is also co-editor of the literary anthology The Art of Friction and and the author of The Week You Weren¿t Here. His recent short fiction has appeared in Esquire`s Napkin Fiction Project and Lewis University¿s Jet Fuel Review. His short plays have been produced by Victory Gardens and Lifeline Theaters. Recently, he was interviewed as part of Gil Roth¿s Virtual Memories podcast series.

Blackstone holds degrees from UIC and the University of Colorado, where he directed the Graduate Reading Series and received the Barker Award for Fiction. He was appointed visiting writer at Shimer College in 2009. Blackstone has taught at Colorado, Wright College, and The University of Chicago¿s Graham School. He is also a ghostwriter, coach, and editor for clients at all stages of the publication process in private practice.

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