The stories in April Wilder's debut collection, This is Not an Accident, inhabit, in her words, "the territory of the American absurd," and each first page is like the edge of a cliff. A story might begin, say, in a defensive driving class or in a kitchen with the grandchildren, and then it careens off, suspending the reader in that place where falling feels like flying. Take "Creative Writer Instructor Evaluation Form," which we were so lucky to publish as this month's Web Exclusive; the way it … [Read more...] about Online Fiction Interview: April Wilder
April Wilder
Creative Writing Instructor
Evaluation Form
1. The instructor is organized.
□ Strongly Agree
□ Agree
□ Undecided
□ Disagree
□ Strongly Disagree
2. The instructor seems generally knowledgeable, at least about the subject she teaches.
□ Strongly Agree
□ Agree
□ Undecided
□ Disagree
□ Strongly Disagree
3. The instructor is for the most part coherent and sober during her lectures.
□ Strongly Agree
□ Hard to tell; she often has a “cold” and tells us not to approach her desk
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Evaluation Form