Blame It on a Woman Blame it on a woman. She who argues not for the accuracy, but for the … More
Author: Heavy Feather
Heavy Feather Review is a literary arts annual founded by Jason Teal and Nathan Floom on April 15, 2011.
Fiction: “Abandonment Issue” by Jason Hardung
Up in the corner, above my bed, a spider floats in the air. I’ve been watching it for an … More
“The Minister’s Black Mass,” a short story by Chase Dearinger
When the fireplace was so full that the air grew heavy and beads of sweat broke out across his … More
“Outside the door there is an animal writing my name in the blood of other animals”: William Lessard Interviews Adam Tedesco, Author of MARY OLIVER
With the publication of Mary Oliver (Lithic Press, 2019), Adam Tedesco gives us a cycle of poems that places topics … More
An Excerpt from A SPECTRAL HUE, a horror novel by Craig Laurance Gidney
For generations, the marsh-surrounded town of Shimmer, Maryland has played host to a loose movement of African-American artists, all working … More
“Hear the Chorus Underfoot”: Jesi Buell Reviews Alice Hatcher’s Novel THE WONDER THAT WAS OURS
The Wonder That Was Ours, by Alice Hatcher. Ann Arbor, Michigan: Dzanc Books, September 2018. 304 pages. $26.95, hardcover. … More
HOUSE OF THE BLACK SPOT, a graphic novel by Ben Sears, reviewed by James Ardis
House of the Black Spot, by Ben Sears. Toronto, Ontario: Koyama Press, May 2019. 80 pages. $12.00, paper. House … More
Kelsi Brown on MIRACULUM, a carnival novel by Steph Post
Miraculum, by Steph Post. Polis Books, January 2019. 320 pages. $26.00, hardcover. “‘Step right up, gents! Step right up, ladies! … More
SETTLERS, a poetry collection by F. Daniel Rzicznek, reviewed by Esteban Rodríguez
Settlers, by F. Daniel Rzicznek. Anderson, South Carolina: Parlor Press, October 2018. 89 pages. $14.00, paper. In his latest collection, … More
WHAT COULD BE SAVED, bookmatched novellas and stories excerpt, by Gregory Spatz
For a time—ninth grade, some of tenth—he’d lost himself in music. Listening, playing along to songs on the stereo, … More
An Excerpt from the Novel THE COLOR INSIDE A MELON by John Domini
Risto—Aristofano Al’Kair—is a rarity in contemporary Italy, an immigrant success story out of Africa. Born in Mogadishu, he’s earned … More
On Writing and Self-Publishing: A Conversation Between Laraine Herring and Jennifer Spiegel
Well, this discussion stemmed from my mixed emotions surrounding my new novel, And So We Die, Having First Slept. It’s … More
