Once upon a time, there existed a set of journals that published lots of fiction and were extremely popular. They were printed on slick, glossy paper and for this reason they were known as 'the slicks'. These journals often had circulations in the millions, and they paid thousands of dollars per story—You could become a rich man or women just by writing for these journals.
These journals often had circulations in the millions, and they paid thousands of dollars per story—You could become a rich man or women just by writing for these journals. But what kinds of stories did these journals publish. Well, the natural temptation is for us to believe that they published the kinds of highbrow mid-twentieth century writers that we've heard of: J.
Well, the natural temptation is for us to believe that they published the kinds of highbrow mid-twentieth century writers that we've heard of: J. Salinger, John Cheever, John Updike, Grace Paley, etc.