In Conjunctions:36, Dark Laughter, a diverse range of authors contribute to a special portfolio designed to provoke laughter from the dark part of the heart. The collection of a variety of narratives of dark comedy, contemporary satire and violent burlesque, asks each author to define "dark laughter" as they see fit through the medium of fiction. These new and commissioned stories promise to offer a humorous and bleak look into the nature of comedy and brutality, and what we discover about ourselves when we laugh. Authors include David Foster Wallace, Lorrie Moore, Lynne Tillman, Gilbert Sorrentino, Robert Coover, Padgett Powell, Valerie Martin and others.