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Category: Reviews & Criticism
The PornME Trinity, the 2nd Edition of David Leo Rice’s novella, reviewed by Dave Fitzgerald
Though I haven’t ever been able to source the original quote, Chuck Klosterman once shared a borrowed sentiment which has … More
Like a Drop of Ink in a Downpour, memories of Soviet Russia by Yelena & Galina Lembersky, reviewed by Alexandra Grabbe
After reading Like a Drop of Ink in a Downpour by Yelena & Galina Lembersky, I felt as if I … More
Simultaneities & Lyric Chemisms, Futurist poetry by Ardengo Soffici, reviewed by Daniel Barbiero
Ardengo Soffici—poet, painter, art critic—only spent a short time as a Futurist, but it was a particularly fruitful time. His … More
“Remember This When You’re Hungry”: Morgan English Reviews Su Cho’s The Symmetry of Fish
Remember this: “Even a ghost that eats and dies again will have better color.” Su Cho’s The Symmetry of Fish … More
Dave Fitzgerald Reviews Terena Elizabeth Bell’s Story Collection Tell Me What You See
It’s funny. When I scheduled with Heavy Feather last month for this to be my first review of 2023, I … More
Ansgar Allen: Review of Performances for the End of Time by Harold Jaffe
Harold Jaffe’s latest, Performances for the End of Time, has all but given up on humanity. In the assessment of … More
“Some Membrane to Push Against”: Time, Memory, and Representation in Hayden Church’s So What? by Dustin Cole
Hayden Church’s new poetry collection So What? opens with a more or less perfect short story. “Jackson County War” is … More
“What We Leave Behind”: William O’Daly’s Poetry Collection The New Gods Reviewed by Toti O’Brien
With no title poem to ease our way, we wonder who William O’Daly’s New Gods are. Trying to identify them … More
Book Review: The Anchored World, flash fairy tales and folklore by Jasmine Sawers, reviewed by Stephanie Martin
The Anchored World, Jasmine Sawers’ debut collection, uses flash fiction to reimagine classic Eastern and Western fairy tales and folklore … More
“A Duality, a Duet”: Reading Addie Tsai’s Unwieldy Creatures by Maxx Fidalgo
Described as a “genderbent, queer, biracial modern-retelling of Mary Shelley’s classic Frankenstein,” Addie Tsai delivers on all descriptors. Unwieldy Creatures … More
The Distortions, stories by Christopher Linforth, reviewed by Alexandra Grabbe
In The Distortions, Christopher Linforth transports us to Croatia, Bosnia, and Herzegovina in the aftermath of war. A bit of … More
“The Surreal Rendering of Trauma in Black Wool Cape by Alison Carb Sussman”: A Review by Jessica Purdy
Readers of Black Wool Cape will not be able to look away from Alison Carb Sussman’s surreal, deeply sensitive vision … More
Shannon Nakai on Janice Obuchowski’s short story collection The Woods
The woods have often served as the storyteller’s theater of magical encounters and warnings. Breadcrumbs, lost trekkers, magic brooks, foreboding … More
“Cheers to the Weirdos!”: Jesi Bender Presents a Heavy Feather Review Favorites List for 2022
I’m a sucker for a year-end list. I love seeing what people enjoyed, adding to my TBR, and discovering new … More
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