Five Fictions by Matthew Beach

There She Is A woman in a pantsuit arrives first. She opens the lockbox and takes the key. She steps … More

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. … More

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 … More

“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— … More

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 … More

“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 … More

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 … More

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 … More

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 … More

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 … More

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. … More

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 … More