Fiction by Greg Hewett, reviewed by Madeline Mundkowsky NO NAMES (Coffee House Press) I was initially drawn to Greg Hewett’s novel No Names because I am, first and foremost, a music lover. Though my childhood soundtrack included John Denver, Dolly…
Poetry by Daniella Toosie-Watson, reviewed by Elena Bowman DEITY ISSUES: DANIELLA TOOSIE-WATSON AND WHAT WE DO WITH GOD (Haymarket Books) My Dead Dad knows how to take a joke. Knock, knock. I first saw this poem by Daniella Toosie-Watson in The…
Lauren Rile Smith Be Your Own Secretary (With A Little Help) Anyone who has worked for a very small business knows the score: there are more roles than human beings on your team. You get asked, “What does your marketing…
Fiction by Francizca Gänsler translated by Imogen Taylor, reviewed by Jadyn Genest ETERNAL SUMMER (Other Press) “Although I could see the fire through the window, the situation in the forest eluded me.” I aptly read Francizca Gänsler’s atmospheric debut novel…
Interview by Arthur Kayzakian A CONVERSATION WITH GREGORY DJANIKIAN, AUTHOR OF NOSTALGIA FOR THE FUTURE (Green Writers Press) Gregory Djanikian’s Nostalgia for the Future: New and Selected Poems (1984–2023) is a collection that presents both continuity and formal metamorphosis across…
Fiction by C.J. Spataro, reviewed by Hannah Kroonblawd MORE STRANGE THAN TRUE (Sagging Meniscus Press) A few years ago, I worked as an usher for the Illinois Shakespeare Festival, a repertory company that performs in an open-air theatre all summer…