Alana M. Kelley

The Weight of the World: A Review of Nicholas Keating Casbarro’s Vitalerium: Descent into the Void

Alana M. KelleyNovember 30, 2025

Nicholas Keating Casbarro’s Vitalerium: Descent into the Void is a vividly executed work of science fiction. A blend of space opera, political thriller, and phi...

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These Efforts are Only Temporary: A Review of James R. Gapinski’s The Museum of Future Mistakes

Alana M. KelleyNovember 23, 2025

James R. Gapinski’s upcoming collection The Museum of Future Mistakes is a brilliant descent into fabulist short fiction, interweaving lyricism, whimsy, the gro...

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A Nightmare Grips My Ankle: A Review of Ken Anderson’s The Ward at Twilight

Alana M. KelleyOctober 30, 2024

Ken Anderson’s The Ward at Twilight presents a heartrending exploration of vulnerability, memory, and the passage of time. Anderson’s language is both lyrical a...

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The Unseen Mess: A Review of Brian Alan Ellis’ Hobbies You Enjoy

Alana M. KelleyOctober 18, 2024

Brian Alan Ellis' Hobbies You Enjoy is a darkly humorous exploration of modern ennui, capturing the absurdities of life with a raw, biting edge. As with much of...

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If There Were a Sympathy in Choice: A Review of C.J. Spataro’s More Strange Than True

Alana M. KelleySeptember 18, 2024

C.J. Spataro’s More Strange Than True is a witty and inventive novel that offers a modern twist on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night's Dream. Set in contemporary ...

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Fiction

The Very Brief, Very Beautiful Life of The Only Person in Flordia Named Yuri Gagarin

A Special Connection

Fool’s Gold and Gas Prices

Poetry

Sonnet for a Chatbot

Apology Tour

An Easy Death

Flash Fiction

World Domination Pending: Waiting for the Wi-Fi to Connect

Menagerie

Nine Truths and a Lie

Reviews

Inside The Spiral: A Review of Joseph Goosey’s Casey Anthony, Renowned Trapeze Artist

The Weight of the World: A Review of Nicholas Keating Casbarro’s Vitalerium: Descent into the Void

These Efforts are Only Temporary: A Review of James R. Gapinski’s The Museum of Future Mistakes

Interviews

An Interview with Kevin Sampsell about Baby in the Night

An Interview With Abigail Rivera Ramirez

ALL MY GENERATION WANTS: an interview with Austin Davis

Columns

The 21 Best Small Press Books From 2021

Writer of the Week: Tanner Ballengee

Writer of the Week: Jeff Schneider

The Weight of the World: A Review of Nicholas Keating Casbarro’s Vitalerium: Descent into the Void

These Efforts are Only Temporary: A Review of James R. Gapinski’s The Museum of Future Mistakes

A Nightmare Grips My Ankle: A Review of Ken Anderson’s The Ward at Twilight

The Unseen Mess: A Review of Brian Alan Ellis’ Hobbies You Enjoy

If There Were a Sympathy in Choice: A Review of C.J. Spataro’s More Strange Than True