<DIV><p>“Whatever his subject matter, Killian maintains full authority—offering up a homoerotic interpretation of Flannery O'Connor's <I>A Good Man Is Hard to Find</I> and a brilliant imagined history of Hank Williams. Here, under the author's careful control and easygoing charisma, everything seems up for grabs, and almost anything seems possible.”—<I>Time Out New York</I></p><p><I>Impossible Princess</I> is the third collection of gay short fiction by PEN Award–winning San Francisco–based author <B>Kevin Killian</B>. A member of the “new narrative” circle including Dennis Cooper and Kathy Acker, Killian is a master short story writer, crafting campy and edgy tales that explore the humor and darkness of desire. A former director of Small Press Traffic and a co-editor of <I>Mirage/Periodical</I>, Killian co-wrote Jack Spicer's biography, <I>Poet Be Like God</I>, and co-edited three Spicer books, including <I>My Vocabulary Did This To Me: Collected Poems</I>. His latest book, <I>Action Kylie</I>, is a collection of poems devoted to Kylie Minogue.</p></DIV>