Chamber of the BIZARRE features a write-up on Naked Came the Cheesesteak today.
“Naked Came the Cheesesteak.” Weird fetish site? No. At least … I hope not.
Actually, it’s a “serial novel” mystery, with each chapter written by a different Philadelphia-area writer. And it’s happening right now at Philadelphia Stories, where a new chapter is being released each month.
So how do nakedness and cheesesteaks tie in? Here’s a little bit of background.
Back in 1969, a bunch of journalists played a literary practical joke by releasing a deliberately bad book titled “Naked Came the Stranger,” in which each of them wrote a different chapter and released it under a pseudonym. Their intent was to show that any book could be a success, as long as it featured lots of sex. Turns out they were right. The book became a best-seller.
In 1996, a bunch of South Florida-area writers — including the legendary Carl Hiaasen and the beyond-legendary Elmore Leonard — did…
View original post 884 more words
Kelly McQuain 