Fish Boy, by John Gosslee. Oakland, California: Nomadic Press, March 2018. 46 pages. $10.00, paper. “In the car he says,…
Dameion Wagner reviews Emari DiGiorgio’s poetry collection GIRL TORPEDO
Girl Torpedo, by Emari DiGiorgio. Sundress Publications Agape Editions, February 2018. 78 pages. $16.00, paper. As luminaries Allison Joseph and…
“Both the Substance and the Evidence,” a short story by Elise Burke
On the Sundays Harlow convinced me go to church, I never really listened to the sermon. But certain phrases stuck…
Poetry: “Necessary Facilities Improvements” by Patrick Williams
Here’s the gougey bodega, the graying gym shoe power lines, sloping toward what television tells me is our drug corner.…
HOW TO CARRY SCARS, a debut novel by Dana Green, reviewed by Wendy J. Fox
How to Carry Scars, by Dana Green. KERNPUNKT Press, September 2018. 222 pages. $14.99, paper. Dana Green’s debut novel How…
SITU, a novel by Steven Seidenberg, reviewed by Micah Zevin
Situ, by Steven Seidenberg. Black Sun Lit, March 2018. 215 pages. $18.00, paper. According to Merriam-Webster, in situ is defined…
Barton Smock reviews Erik Rasmussen’s novel A DIET OF WORMS
A Diet of Worms, by Erik Rasmussen. Mastodon Publishing, June 2018. 246 pages. $18.00, paper. I. ERASURES I’m not…
Lyric Essay: “When a man says less is more, it’s hard not to hear him (or, on figure painting)” by Sophie Paquette
He teaches us to apply paint in shapes. To recognize shadow and bend before limb. Our subject sprawls on the…
“The Dollhouse,” a short story by Meiko Ko
Once more, the man said he was lost. I told him no, he wasn’t, from where I sat I could…
The Brilliant, Bright-Red Bowels of Bonnie Chau’s ALL ROADS LEAD TO BLOOD: A Review by Jesi Buell
All Roads Lead to Blood, by Bonnie Chau. Santa Fe Writer’s Project 2040 Books Awards, September 2018. 166 pages. $15.00,…
“Free Car,” fiction by Alex Kudera
After the click, I wonder which I like least, folks who phone too early in the morning or those who…
ORDINARY MISFORTUNES, a poetry chapbook by Emily Jungmin Yoon, reviewed by Callista Buchen
Ordinary Misfortunes, by Emily Jungmin Yoon. North Adams, Massachusetts: Tupelo Press, July 2017. 40 pages. $11.95, paper. Chosen by Maggie…
