book reviews

Time Presents Itself: A Review of Bennett Sims’ Other Minds and Other Stories

Mallory SmartNovember 2, 2023

Bennett Sims, celebrated for his acclaimed works like "White Dialogues," skillfully crafts a captivating tapestry of surreal and absurdist narratives that will ...

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Unveiling the Supernatural: Nora Fussner’s ‘The Invisible World’ Conjures Eerie Excellence

Mallory SmartSeptember 23, 2023

Nora Fussner's debut novel, "The Invisible World," offers a captivating and atmospheric narrative reminiscent of the eerie charm found i...

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We Are Like The Dreamer: A Review of Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology

Mallory SmartSeptember 10, 2023

Though we rarely speak of it today, humanity has always existed in a captivating world of superstitions full of myths of summoning shadows, broken mirrors, and ...

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Caught in Eternity: A Review of Izuki Suzumi’s Hit Parade of Tears

Ben DreithAugust 14, 2023

The 1970s and ‘80s in Japan were a time of profound change. The nation, after the war, had built itself up in the international eyes as an example of a high-t...

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Random Occurrences

Mallory SmartJanuary 21, 2023

A Review of Jaded by Wilson Koewing Think nothing of mind or spirit whilst reading Jaded. It is neither the time or place to do so. Instead, focus on...

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I Am Disappeared

Mallory SmartJanuary 20, 2023

A Review of The Craigslist Incident by Jason Fisk “Women Seeking Men: I’m an 18-year-old female and I want to take a hit out on myself.” This is the ...

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Any Wish Fulfilled for the Right Price

Mallory SmartJanuary 17, 2023

A Review of Immoral Origins: A Suspense Thriller by Lee Matthew Goldberg Welcome to a land full of gangsters, murderers, petty thieves, and mysterious ...

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When I Was a Muse For Sin

Nicholas BoniNovember 20, 2022

A Review of Life of the Party by Tea Hacic-Vlahovic Content Warning: This article contains references to body dysmorphia and eating disorders. &nb...

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A Review of The Distortions by Christopher Linforth

Alana M. KelleyJune 9, 2022

In The Distortions, Christopher Linforth explores the mundanities of life that continue to exist after war, where generational grief continues to linger. In the...

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A review of New Madrid by Robert Tomaino

Mallory SmartDecember 13, 2021

To step into New Madrid is to step into a new reality entirely. From the first sentences, it is immediately felt that the world that Robert Tomaino has built is...

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Night Cruising: A Review of Whimsy by Shannon McLeod

Nicholas BoniAugust 21, 2021

Whimsical—anything but. Whimsy Quinn, the ironically named anxiety-hero of Shannon McLeod’s 2021 novella Whimsy, is a middle-school English teacher and a wom...

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I FELT SMALL INSIDE MYSELF: A REVIEW OF ELLE NASH’S NUDES

Keegan SwensonAugust 6, 2021

I saw Elle Nash read at KGB on a Friday night. The East Village bar was packed with the usual suspects: friends of the author, aspiring writers, literary social...

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Fiction

A Taco Bell, Champion the Wonder Horse and Some Random Trucker Guy Walk Into a Bar…

The Blue Eye 👁️

Ugly History

Poetry

I want to take you to the record store

SONNET 1

Could I be anymore…

Flash Fiction

Notes From an Unreliable Narrator

Barbie Dream

I went in my therapist’s office and she was dead!

Reviews

The Boys Aren’t Alright, They Want to be School Shooters: A Review of New Millennium Boyz

Time Presents Itself: A Review of Bennett Sims’ Other Minds and Other Stories

Unveiling the Supernatural: Nora Fussner’s ‘The Invisible World’ Conjures Eerie Excellence

Interviews

An Interview With Abigail Rivera Ramirez

ALL MY GENERATION WANTS: an interview with Austin Davis

Find the Shard of Beauty: An Interview with Rebecca van Laer

Columns

The 21 Best Small Press Books From 2021

Writer of the Week: Tanner Ballengee

Writer of the Week: Jeff Schneider

Time Presents Itself: A Review of Bennett Sims’ Other Minds and Other Stories

Unveiling the Supernatural: Nora Fussner’s ‘The Invisible World’ Conjures Eerie Excellence

We Are Like The Dreamer: A Review of Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology

Caught in Eternity: A Review of Izuki Suzumi’s Hit Parade of Tears

Random Occurrences

I Am Disappeared

Any Wish Fulfilled for the Right Price

When I Was a Muse For Sin

A Review of The Distortions by Christopher Linforth

A review of New Madrid by Robert Tomaino

Night Cruising: A Review of Whimsy by Shannon McLeod

I FELT SMALL INSIDE MYSELF: A REVIEW OF ELLE NASH’S NUDES