Tag: Daniel Miller

  • Short Story: “Rhizome” by Daniel Miller

    Short Story: “Rhizome” by Daniel Miller

    OneYou exit the long or short corridor and enter a hexagonal room with a door on each wall. A room with paint on each wall, too, and the paint in this room is alloy orange. On each door, a numeral is printed in gold foil—two through nine. In the center of room is a table…

  • “Abstract Grotesquism”: Daniel Miller Reviews Nathan Jurevicius’ Graphic Novel Birthmark

    “Abstract Grotesquism”: Daniel Miller Reviews Nathan Jurevicius’ Graphic Novel Birthmark

    *Ed.’s Note: click images to view larger sizes. Both whimsical and grotesque, Nathan Jurevicius’ latest graphic novel Birthmark is a take on an age-old story—that of the hero’s quest. The book’s cover reflects this: our hero, a tooth-like creature with tied-up hair, rides a grub through fiery-orange leaves, his eyes intently forward. The grub’s cuteness,…

  • “Someday I’m Going to Die”: Daniel Miller Reviews New Animals by Nick Francis Potter

    “Someday I’m Going to Die”: Daniel Miller Reviews New Animals by Nick Francis Potter

    New Animals is comics. It is short stories. It is the dreams and nightmares of various horned creatures, of children, and of angels. As its name suggests, New Animals is a living, breathing creature, each short piece another row of razor-sharp teeth. On the book’s backside, author Lily Hoang has this to say about Nick…

  • “What It Would Be Like to Fall”: A Conversation with Brian Evenson by Daniel Miller

    “What It Would Be Like to Fall”: A Conversation with Brian Evenson by Daniel Miller

    Brian Evenson is the author of a dozen books of fiction, including the forthcoming story collection A Collapse of Horses (Coffee House Press, 2016). Coffee House Press will also be reissuing his American Library Association’s award-winning novel, Last Days, as well as two more novels: The Open Curtain and Father of Lies. He has translated…