McSweeney’s Quarterly returns with our first issue of 2021, a handsome and sturdy hardcover with a beautiful foil-stamped cover by Jon McNaught. McSweeney’s 63 features four posthumous, never-before-published short stories by acclaimed author and dear friend Stephen Dixon, with an introduction and retrospective on the late writer’s work by author—and onetime Dixon student—Porochista Khakpour. To boot we’ve got brand-new fiction from Etgar Keret and Esmé Weijun Wang, Illustrated diaries by Abang and full-color comics by Michael Kennedy, letters from Kashana Cauley and Legna Rodríguez Iglesias, an essay on a grief and long-distance biking by Adam Iscoe, and so much more. Start your literary year off right with this sumptuous issue.Featuring Original Stories by:Esmé Weijun WangKevin MoffettMikkel RosengaardEtgar KeretRita Chang-EppigI Drink a Glass of Water: four posthumous stories by Stephen DixonWith an introduction by Porochista KhakpourIllustrated stories by:AbangMichael KennedyAn original essay by Adam IscoeAn excerpt from You People by Nikita LalwaniAnd letters by:Gillian LindenJessi Jezewska StevensLegna Rodríguez IglesiaKashana CauleyMarie-Helene BertinoLarissa Pham
Stephen Dixon Books
Stephen Dixon was a prolific novelist and short story author, publishing hundreds of stories across a vast array of literary journals. His work is characterized by its piercing examination of everyday life and the intricate web of human relationships. Dixon delved into the depths of the human psyche with a distinct honesty and unique style. His narratives frequently uncover the quiet dramas and unexpected turns that shape our lives.


