And you should, too.

I am hereby making it my personal mission to make the short story catch fire in the popular zeitgeist. In a country where people once paid money for a pet rock, I believe this is not out of the question. My motive is not simply to make a decent living. I'd be happy with $50,000 for at least two stories. Ha. My motive is to get people to read some great stuff that's not getting read.

Your assignment? Read George Saunders and report back. Come on, that's FUN time.