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In the process, Cadillac Cicatrix manage to be niche and edgy without falling into some of the common self-indulgent, overly experimental pitfalls of young literary magazines. Stories that could easily fall into the realm of base humor rise to higher meaning. In the first issue's "Noam Chomsky for President" by Robert Judge Woerheide, we see the story of a young man stuck in L.A. traffic next to a woman he sees on the highway every day. Building on the anticipation of their interaction, the story becomes a tale of how some people mean more to us than others...for no particular reason. In issue 2, "A Roll in the Hay" by Don Fredd takes us through an account of a group of college friends who contemplate group sex because "If you are going to have group sex, people you've known for over a decade is the way to go." What could become a foray into soft porn is instead a story about maturing into the realities of adulthood.
Cadillac Cicatrix is also adept at selecting nonfiction that covers heavy topic matter in innovative ways. Its latest edition is dedicated to literary documentary, with a twist: The edition seems to question the very nature of truth. As [Benjamin Spencer] writes in the issue's introduction, "Everything in this issue is very serious. Or is it? Do we mean to say what we mean or what we think will be understood?" Hugh Fox takes us through a narrative about his childhood in "What do you do on Sundays?" Perhaps it is the story of discovering his Jewish heritage, but it may be the story of his childhood near-death experience. "Finding Tony" by [Erin Lee Gafill] describes the experience of seeking out an absentee father. Or, it could be the story of being unable to reconcile the past and the present. Who are we to say?See the full content of this document
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When a new magazine appears on local news shelves, its cover typically features a sultry woman emerging from a pool or a picturesque sunset along the coast or, equally predicatable, a heavily shadowed lone cypress. Not Cadillac Cicatrix. The new literary...
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