Beasts Made of Night
Review I feel like such an asshole for not liking this book. The premise for this novel is so good and I was excited to pick it up. The book…
Little Lies
Review It seems like I either love or hate Gudenkauf's work and there is rarely any in-between. She has a reoccurring theme of females investigating crimes and having access to…
If the Duke Demands
Review You ever read a book that you are initially dazzled by, and then slowly grow more disappointed until the end when the plot comes crashing down? Oh, how I…
The Future
Review So I discovered Hilborn's work after watching him perform The Future a couple of years back and the poem had stayed with me ever since. I sought out more…
Cabbage
Review Strange and fantastical, Cabbage feels like a dark fairy tale bursting with magic. An old man lovingly plants a dream garden for his ailing wife, but the garden becomes…
Waif
Review This novella has reminded me what I love about horror - a genre full of stories that are dark, challenging, and transgressive, able to examine the absolute worst of…
Helium
Review Goodness gracious Helium was such a breath of fresh air. Francisco writes with a voice that is down to earth and full of so much truth about life today…
Violence on the meek
Review Violence on the meek is a brutal story that I think accurately captures the nihilistic misanthropy of 1990s youth culture. The story centers on Paul, a disturbed child who…
Nocturnal
Review Nocturnal is a poetry book about self discovery, love, and healing. This book shared a lot of similarities in style and themes with other popular instapoets such as Rupi…
The Reflex
Review A short but effective flash fiction story about a grieving man and a bizarre encounter with the supernatural. I appreciated the commentary about the grip that technology has on…