author : Seth FriedSeth Friedrsquo;s short stories have appeared in numerous publications, including Tin House, One Story, McSweeneyrsquo;s Quarterly Concern, The Kenyon Review, The Missouri Review, and Vice, and have been anthologized in The Better of McSweeneyrsquo;s, Volume 2 and The Pushcart Prize XXXV: The Best of the Small Presses .