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What does he really mean when he says:
“It’s not you, it’s me”?
Profanity. Egging. Xanax. Oh, the things
men (and even some women) will resort to when love’s
gone awry. In The Encyclopedia of Exes, some of today’s
hippest male writers dig deep into their romantic pasts to
present twenty-six inspired pieces of short fiction on heartbreak
and failed relationships. Their stories, ranging from the
passionate to the cynical to the downright hilarious, address
the age-old issue of how and why romance often fails—from
a uniquely male perspective. Ever wondered just what men do
with their broken hearts, or why they break women’s
hearts so often? The Encyclopedia of Exes demystifies the
inner workings of the male psyche to the benefit of women
everywhere, featuring a broad range of writers.
Anthony by Steve Almond • The Breakup
Ceremony by Touré • Car by Matthew Sharpe • Devotion
by Adam Langer • Egging by Jeff Johnson • Five
by Jonathan Lethem • Geography by Michael Schur •
Honesty by Ben Greenman • Innocence by Nick Fowler •
John by Joshua Braff • Kiss by Anthony Schneider •
Last by Richard Rushfield • Murmur by Panio Gianopoulos
• Nightlife by Lee Klein • Over by Jack Murnighan
• Profanity by Darin Strauss • Quitting by Dan
Guterman • Radio by Sebastian Matthews • Sealed-off
by Jonathan Ames • Triangle by Gary Shteyngart •
Unambiguous by Ben Schrank • Virginity by Neal Pollack
• Winston by Lewis Robinson • Xanax by Marc Spitz
• Youth by Justin Haythe • Z by Dan Kennedy •
and a Preface by John Aboud
An encyclopedic approach to our most enduring
mystery, The Encyclopedia of Exes offers insight, humor,
quality writing, and an unparalleled look inside the male
mind.
A freelance writer based in Philadelphia,
Meredith Broussard is the editor of The
Dictionary of Failed Relationships. A literature and arts
critic at the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Philadelphia
City Paper, she has also written for Philadelphia Magazine,
the Hartford Courant, the Chicago Reader, and
the New York Press.
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