The Fire Lit & Nearing, by J.G. McClure. Brooklyn, New York: Indolent Books, May 2018. 78 pages. $14.99, paper. Ruminating…
The Heavy Feather Holiday Special: “Winter Solstice,” a short story by Jordan A. Rothacker
In the front yard, there is a nativity scene that awaits the birth of its Christ. Mother set up…
Three Poems from Letitia Trent’s cinematic poetry collection MATCH CUT, now available to preorder
An American Werewolf in London (John Landis, 1981) At night, you become your body, the skin pebbles, hair…
Sara Burant on Richard Greenfield’s latest poetry collection, SUBTERRANEAN
Subterranean, by Richard Greenfield. Oakland, California: Omnidawn, April 2018. 96 pages. $17.95, paper. Subterranean, Richard Greenfield’s latest collection, is a…
AFTER THE DEATH OF SHOSTAKOVICH PÈRE, a memoir by Maya Sonenberg, reviewed by Barton Smock
After the Death of Shostakovich Père, by Maya Sonenberg. PANK Books, May 2018. 48 pages. $12.00, paper. “I wish…
“The Best of the Best of”: HFR Editors in 2018 and Beyond
Jason Teal For 2018 I charted a sort of reading renaissance, rethinking my art and how it’s made—which has…
WINTERING, a hybrid poetry collection by Megan Snyder-Camp, reviewed by Dan Alter
Wintering, by Megan Snyder-Camp. North Adams, Massachusetts: Tupelo Press, August 2016. $16.95, paper. More poets seem drawn each year to…
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…
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…
