Friday, January 27, 2017
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Douglass-Saad,
This is to advise you that pursuant to the provisions of Section 24 of the School Act … read more about An Institution More Suitable and Equipped
by Alissa Hattman
Main Content
Fiction
An Institution More Suitable and Equipped
Life of the Party
by Meghan Beaudry
The windows are plastered with paper skulls. Black crepe streamers drape across the ceiling fans. The poured alcohol awaits -- Reservoir Dog's Grim … read more about Life of the Party
by Meghan Beaudry
Savage Summer
by Cameron Shenassa
My mother always worked, so in summers she’d drop us at the head of the river, where we’d put our tubes in the water and float back into town, free to … read more about Savage Summer
by Cameron Shenassa
Poetry
Journey to the End of the Night
by M.P. Powers
With a bottle of Belgian beer,
I stand among pigeon feathers
and a choir of darkening leaves,
the murky … read more about Journey to the End of the Night
by M.P. Powers
Apocalypse Singing: A Review of Claire Wahmanholm’s Wilder for Pandemic Times
by Robin Gow
In Wilder, Claire Wahmanholm invents a language of disintegrating futures, using poems to take us through unraveling … read more about Apocalypse Singing: A Review of Claire Wahmanholm’s Wilder for Pandemic Times
by Robin Gow
Grass God
by Amber McCrary
AMBER MCCRARY is Diné poet, zinester and feminist. She is Red House Clan born for Mexican people. Originally from Shonto, … read more about Grass God
by Amber McCrary
NONFICTION
Your One Phone Call
by Lori Jakiela
I am eating Greek salad at Panera when my phone rings. I don’t usually pick up, but it’s been a week since my biopsy and I’m … read more about Your One Phone Call
by Lori Jakiela
Twelve Steps Ahead
by Evan Lavender-Smith
This is one of two instances in your life when you will receive these instructions. There is only one step you’re allowed to … read more about Twelve Steps Ahead
by Evan Lavender-Smith
The Po’ele Box
by Kirby Wright
I SWEATED IT OUT on the floral-print couch between Troy and our mother. We were waiting for my old man to get home. My … read more about The Po’ele Box
by Kirby Wright
REVIEWS
Gina Prince-Bythewood: Feminism Frame by Frame
by Jennifer Gauthier
Four minutes into The Old Guard, released this summer on Netflix, Charlize Theron’s character Andi savors a piece of baklava … read more about Gina Prince-Bythewood: Feminism Frame by Frame
by Jennifer Gauthier
Please keep a safe […]: Chin Chin – Grass Jelly Drinks
by j.p.mot
j.p.mot’s object of research centers on reclaiming the orientalist gaze depicted by colonial ethnographers. Within his … read more about Please keep a safe […]: Chin Chin – Grass Jelly Drinks
by j.p.mot
Apocalypse Singing: A Review of Claire Wahmanholm’s Wilder for Pandemic Times
by Robin Gow
In Wilder, Claire Wahmanholm invents a language of disintegrating futures, using poems to take us through unraveling … read more about Apocalypse Singing: A Review of Claire Wahmanholm’s Wilder for Pandemic Times
by Robin Gow
TRANSLATIONS
The Snow Kept Falling by Stanislav Stratiev (translated from Russian by Risa Shargel)
Translator’s Note: Under communist rule, the government strongly discouraged celebration of religious holidays. In a … read more about The Snow Kept Falling by Stanislav Stratiev (translated from Russian by Risa Shargel)
[The nightingale is plucking out its feathers.] by Mirza Sakit (translated from from Azerbaijani by Murad Jalilov and Kevin Rabas)
The nightingale is plucking out its feathers. So what if it pulls them all out? I bought you a flower. You said it had … read more about [The nightingale is plucking out its feathers.] by Mirza Sakit (translated from from Azerbaijani by Murad Jalilov and Kevin Rabas)
Until the End of Time by Grzegorz Wróblewski (translated from Polish by Peter Burzynski)
Mr. Z still had many things to do. He always woke up early and prepared his mind to get them done properly. He looked around … read more about Until the End of Time by Grzegorz Wróblewski (translated from Polish by Peter Burzynski)
INTERVIEWS
The Tender Satire of Gregory Barnes’ The Touch of the Master’s Hand
by Emily Brown
Gregory Barnes' The Touch of the Master's Hand is a Mormon movie, a twelve-minute short about a young missionary ashamed of … read more about The Tender Satire of Gregory Barnes’ The Touch of the Master’s Hand
by Emily Brown
Dance, Ghosts, and the End of the World: An Interview with Emily St. John Mandel
by Nathan Winer
Emily St. John Mandel is a novelist originally from British Columbia. The author of five novels, her fourth, Station Eleven … read more about Dance, Ghosts, and the End of the World: An Interview with Emily St. John Mandel
by Nathan Winer
George Saunders on A Swim in a Pond in the Rain
by Brianna Di Monda
There’ve been plenty of books on craft published by acclaimed writers before A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, but none have been … read more about George Saunders on A Swim in a Pond in the Rain
by Brianna Di Monda
