I stumbled onto this short story, written by a fictional author, embedded within a novel, after searching for a "list of unlistable things". It originally appeared in "FOOL THE GUESSER: A Novel Written in Two Weeks", which was written as part of the Iowa City Poetry Marathon in 2010. I believe the author is Dave Morice, and the Marathon was his solo attempt. The original text was available at the Marathon website but has been edited to correct for what appear to be OCR errors. - Kyle McDonald
I have a habit of making up lists. My very first list, which I wrote in first grade, was a list of all lists I wanted to make in the future. That list began with my second list, which was called "a list of my very first list." My third list came next, but I lost it soon after I made it. My fourth list was a list of lists I'd lost. My fif