Over the past several weeks I’ve been emailing back-and-forth with Jen Fawkes, author of Mannequin and Wife (LSU Press) and … More
Tag: Press 53
“Ten Songs, the Sound of Ambient Noise, and the Clanking of Chains”: A Playlist for Andrew Rihn’s REVELATION: AN APOCALYPSE IN FIFTY-EIGHT FIGHTS
My book Revelation: An Apocalypse in Fifty-Eight Fights has the honor of being the first book released through Press 53’s … More
SHELF LIFE OF HAPPINESS, short stories by Virginia Pye, reviewed by Charles Duffie
In “Best Man,” the opening story from Virginia Pye’s new collection, Keith flies to Reno to attend Don’s wedding. Don … More
Paper, Cotton, Leather, by Jenny Sadre-Orafai
Consider this: happy endings, when they do happen, are usually found near the end of the story. We are left … More
In the Season of Blood and Gold, by Taylor Brown
Even though it hasn’t happened yet, you get a sense after reading In the Season of Blood & Gold that … More
What Happened Here, by Bonnie ZoBell
The stories in Bonnie ZoBell’s What Happened Here are linked by place, all tied to the San Diego community of … More
Five-and-Five: Okla Elliott’s 2012 List
I love lists. I make them for any number of reasons. They help me organize my thoughts or review events, … More