For some writers, prose is a means of constructing an analogue of reality. For Robert Freeman Wexler, fiction is a means of de-constructing reality. Yet his stories have such a strong sense of linguistic integrity, it’s hard to believe that he isn’t reporting his experiences from a parallel universe. His fiction inhabits the place where the real world turns into oatmeal, where unexpected juxtapositions cause uncontrollable anxiety. His books include novella, IN SPRINGDALE TOWN, from 2003, which was reprinted in THE BEST SHORT NOVELS OF 2004 (Science Fiction Book Club) and again in MODERN GREATS OF SCIENCE FICTION (iBooks). First novel, CIRCUS OF THE GRAND DESIGN (2004), THE PAINTING AND THE CITY (2009 and reprinted 2021), and short story collection UNDISCOVERED TERRITORIES (2021). New novel THE SILVERBERG BUSINESS is due out in spring 2022.