Tag: E.B. Schnepp

  • “Haunting and Hunger”: K-Ming Chang’s GODS OF WANT Reviewed by E.B. Schnepp

    “Haunting and Hunger”: K-Ming Chang’s GODS OF WANT Reviewed by E.B. Schnepp

    Highlighting the crossroads of desire at once familial and physical, K-Ming Chang’s lyrical and deliciously experimental short story collection, Gods of Want, evokes a haunting sort of hunger. This collection is riddled with ghosts; moving through the stories we are confronted first with the literal ghosts of the lost and departed and then increasingly by…

  • “Creating a Possible Self”: Natalie Wee’s BEAST AT EVERY THRESHOLD Reviewed by E.B. Schnepp

    “Creating a Possible Self”: Natalie Wee’s BEAST AT EVERY THRESHOLD Reviewed by E.B. Schnepp

    Beast at Every Threshold is not a collection that invites us in gently, holding our hand while we explore the world, but it is one that rewards us for taking the time to find our way in. The collection is a challenging read, equal parts devasting and delighting, defying all attempts at categorization; Wee reinvents…

  • “Maternal Monsters”: E.B. Schnepp Reviews SHAPESHIFTING by Michelle Ross

    “Maternal Monsters”: E.B. Schnepp Reviews SHAPESHIFTING by Michelle Ross

    Michelle Ross’ second collection, Shapeshifting, can only be described as a procession of horrifying transformations. More specifically, this is a series of horrifying female transformations that reveal with startling clarity the lack of agency that comes from existing in a feminine body, particularly when it comes to childbearing and its corresponding vulnerabilities. This transformation is demonstrated…