A Certain Hunger
Review What a deliciously devious book, a gorgeously written horror satire about a murderess and food critic. Dorothy Daniels has undoubtedly become one of my favorite literary killers; she is…
Miao Dao
Review Of the Dark Corners stories I’ve read so far, I can tell already that Miao Dao will probably be my favorite and is by far one of the strongest…
Black Klansman: Race, Hate, and the Undercover Investigation of a Lifetime
Review This is one of those incredible stories that could have only happened before the digital age. The very prospect of a black cop successfully infiltrating the KKK, becoming a…
The Last Conversation
Review I really can't stand second-person narration, but in this story, it suited the story really well and I enjoyed that aspect of it. I am also quite tired of…
You Have Arrived at Your Destination
Review This was an interesting little think piece about technology and genetics, exploring the ethics of fertility clinics and the option for high-paying customers to influence the traits of their…
Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom
Review Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom is a short story written by Sylvia Plath while she was attending Smith College. It was initially rejected by Mademoiselle magazine and until…
Afterwards
Review Losing a loved one is hard, but the loss of a loved one to suicide is even harder. It's difficult because it's preventrable, and it's hard to explain the…
Emergency Skin
Review I was excited when I found out about the Forward Collection, and I wanted to start off the series strong with one of the highest-rated stories. With the climate…
A Touch of Jen
Review Well, this was certainly one of the more bizarre books that I've read in recent memory. A Touch of Jen is psychedelic millennial satire horror that reads like a…
Summer Frost
Review I slept on this novella and I am sorry for it because Summer Frost is the best story in the entire Forward Collection. I always really enjoy stories about…