Short-a-Day: Jonathan Lethem's "The Night They First Played Monster Eyes"
Originally published in A Public Space 03, Winter 2007. Personal enjoyment rating (out of 100): 82.In the same issue that brought us a story hidden in what is essentially the pure description of a (now empty) house, we also get this lovely twist on a fictional narrative: a story hidden within coverage of a live (fictitious) band. That's less new, but Lethem, no stranger to writing fiction about music (or marching to …