Lethem, Jonathan, and Carter Scholz. "Receding Horizon"
Divergence: 1924 CE
What if: Franz Kafka did not die of tuberculosis in 1924, but emigrated to the United Staets in 1933 and moved to Hollywood.
Summary: His career working with Frank Capra.
Published: In Crank! #5 (Summer 1995); The Best of Crank! (ed. Bryan Cholfin), St. Martin's 1998 (0312867409BUY); and Kafka Americana Subterranean 1999 (189228443XBUY).
Awards: Honorable mention: 1995 Sidewise Award for best short-form alternate history.