Tag: Joaquin Macias
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No Good for Digging, Dustin M. Hoffman’s second story collection from Word West Press, reviewed by Joaquin Macias
In preparation for reviewing, Dustin M. Hoffman’s No Good for Digging, I spent three years taking every class he offered at Winthrop University. So, I have been taking notes on what he considers important enough to teach a fiction student. Naturally, you can’t judge a writer by how well they teach or a teacher by…
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Famine, an Alien Buddha Press novella by Joshua Rodriguez, reviewed by Joaquin Macias
In Famine (Get the hell outta here while you still can) by Joshua Rodriguez, the narrator begins at what must be his lowest point, alcoholic and estranged from his wife and children, but then his brother comes to him with the news that their father had died. They set off together and while the narrator…
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Joaquin Macias Reviews Women and Men, a new edition of Joseph McElroy’s classic novel
In the new edition of Joseph McElroy’s classic novel Women and Men, we follow James Mayn and Grace Kimball, two neighbors who “never quite meet” but whose lives nearly touch through mutual friends across the city, Grace’s dreams, and a few passes in the streets. The narrative is told in a vignette style, jumping between…
Heavy Feather Review 