There She Is A woman in a pantsuit arrives first. She opens the lockbox and takes the key. She steps…
Téa Franco Reviews Maureen Aitken’s fiction collection THE PATRON SAINT OF LOST GIRLS
The Patron Saint of Lost Girls, by Maureen Aitken. Southeast Missouri State University Press, October 2018. 160 pages. $18.00, paper.…
YOU COULD STOP IT HERE, Stacy Austin Egan’s debut fiction chapbook, reviewed by Kim Loomis-Bennett
You Could Stop It Here, by Stacy Austin Egan. PANK Books, May 2018. 52 pages. $12.00, paper. Stacy Austin Egan’s…
“Trial of the Hippocampus,” a poem by Sarah Cheshire
Her: uproarious laughter— a narrow staircase— Me: cheap cologne— wilted rosemary on the windowsill— Her: distant voices— strong hands— …
BRAT, a graphic novel by Michael DeForge, reviewed by Ryan Werner
Brat, by Michael DeForge. Toronto, Ontario: Koyama Press, September 2018. 160 pages. $19.95, hardcover. For years now Michael DeForge has…
“Contact Improv,” a poem by Jack Meriwether
I just want to go where nobody’s gone before. All the people here look so tired But that’s what keeps…
THE BOOK OF TRANSPARENCIES, a literary detective novel by Jefferson Navicky, reviewed by Laura Nicoara
The Book of Transparencies, by Jefferson Navicky. KERNPUNKT Press, December 2018. 75 pages. $12.99, paper. The Book of Transparencies begins…
Zuri Etoshia Anderson Reviews THE DEATH SCENE ARTIST, Andrew Wilmot’s debut novel
The Death Scene Artist, by Andrew Wilmot. Hamilton, Ontario, Canada: Wolsak and Wynn, October 2018. 300 pages. $20,00, paper. What makes…
Leonard Temme Reviews Laura Catherine Brown’s Novel MADE BY MARY
Made by Mary, by Laura Catherine Brown. C&R Press, May 2018. 342 pages. $19.00, paper. Made by Mary is an…
WHITE DANCING ELEPHANTS, short stories by Chaya Bhuvaneswar, reviewed by Wendy J. Fox
White Dancing Elephants, by Chaya Bhuvaneswar. Westland, Michigan: Dzanc Books, October 2018. 208 pages. $16.95, paper. Chaya Bhuvaneswar’s debut White…
THE ALEHOUSE AT THE END OF THE WORLD, a novel by Stevan Allred, reviewed by Michael A. Ferro
The Alehouse at the End of the World, by Stevan Allred. Portland, Oregon: Forest Avenue Press, November 2018. 334 pages.…
MADAM VELVET’S CABARET OF ODDITIES, a flash fiction collection by Nancy Stohlman, reviewed by Hillary Leftwich
Madam Velvet’s Cabaret of Oddities, by Nancy Stohlman. Boston, Massachusetts: Big Table Publishing, October 2018. 104 pages. $15.00, paper. If you’ve…
