''The Fiction Circus'' was a Brooklyn- and Austin-based online

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and

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that published short fiction and essays on the arts. It existed between 2008 and 2014. The group also held staged

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fiction readings accompanied by

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and incorporating visual art and theater as a

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. The writers of the site operated under names such as Miracle Jones, Stephen Future, Geoff Sebesta, Goodman Carter, and Xerxes Verdammt, and the main magazine content included writing about classical and contemporary literature, including fiction in non-traditional media. ''The Fiction Circus'' has been featured in '' Slashdot'', ''The New York Times'' and '' Wired'', among other online news sources. They have performed throughout

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and

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, including The KGB Bar and the Yippie Museum & Café. ''Fiction Circus'' live shows have been reviewed in ''

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'' and in ''

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''.Freeman, Nate
"What F. Scott Fitzgerald Wants Us to Know."
August 30, 2010.

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The Fiction Circus' homepage
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