A Review of The Way We Sleep, a multi-genre anthology edited by C. James Bye & Jessa Bye, reviewed by edward j rathke

Anthologies, to me, often run into the same problems that short-story collections tend to fall into: monotony. When stories are … More

The Lost AWP Tapes: Brandi Wells Reads

We found it. The lost AWP reading of Brandi Wells, author of the collection Please Don’t Be Upset. This podcast, Brandi reads … More

Veintiséis minutos, veintiséis segundos: HFR/Knee-Jerk/Big Lucks/The Way We Sleep AWP Chicago Event Podcast #3

Fall collection. Vampires. Brothers. Eggcheese soap. Figure skating. Wikipedia. Motherfucking dying. Big Lucks’ Mark C. intros Everything Will Be OK‘s third and final … More

Majestic: HFR/Knee-Jerk/Big Lucks/The Way We Sleep AWP Chicago Event Podcast #2

Casey Bye of Knee-Jerk intros a few more awesome readers in this, our second podcast episode of the AWP Chicago event, Everything Will … More

Liars: HFR/Knee-Jerk/Big Lucks/The Way We Sleep AWP Chicago Event Podcast #1

Now, in its entirety: the horrible sweater joke. Proving comedy is not exactly the stuff of editors behind a mic. But really, … More