reviewed by Katherine Buerke Above Amanda Gunn’s poem “Happy and Well“ is an image of four bright yellow tulips on a gray background. Often used as a symbol of hope […]
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“A hinterland for suburban stupefied tramps”: Review of Rick White’s “The Hand” (Gone Lawn)
reviewed by Isaac Fox Rick White’s short story “The Hand,” which appeared in Issue 47 of Gone Lawn, is a roulette game of playful barbs, a miniature satire aimed at an […]
How to Write a Cover Letter for a Litmag Submission
by Isaac Fox A literary magazine cover letter is a strange thing. It sounds more formal (and probably more important) than it actually is. Expectations differ a lot from magazine […]
Archiving Horror: Valancourt’s Magic Mixture
reviewed by Abbie Hoffer When discussing seminal works of horror such as Dracula, Rosemary’s Baby, or The Shining, the word “timeless” is one of the greatest compliments a horror writer […]
Review of Unstamatic’s Unconditional* Acceptance Issue
reviewed by Isaac Fox In late October, Unstamatic magazine announced a submissions call that, to my knowledge, is the first of its kind: they promised to accept every submission they […]
“magic, but not magical”: review of Sacha Bissonnette’s “The Magician”
reviewed by Isaac Fox Sacha Bissonnette’s flash story “The Magician,” which appeared in Jellyfish Review on October 27, centers around a man who learns magic from a book found in […]
Review of Bob Thurber’s In Fifty Words!: Micro Fictions
Reviewed by Isaac Fox Bob Thurber’s 2019 collection In Fifty Words!: Micro Fictions is made up of eighty-five works of flash fiction, each exactly fifty words long. In those tiny […]
“And suddenly, the light broke through the water”: Review of Adam Graf and Mandy Peterat’s “Stained Skin”
Reviewed by Isaac Fox Adam Graf and Mandy Peterat’s 2021 short film “Stained Skin” plays out in a grimy, windowless factory filled with machine sounds. It’s not clear where (or […]
“the world is cold and the cold is his world”: Review of Amy Cipolla Barnes’ “Page Six” (Cease Cows)
reviewed by Isaac Fox Amy Cipolla Barnes’ flash story “Page Six” is a world of paper: ears full of newspaper, food made of newspaper, paper clothes, a paper belly, a […]
“if you please, O Wise One”: Review of “The Wise American Poet Brings Peace to the Middle East” by Fargo Tbakhi (Prolit, December 2020)
reviewed by Isaac Fox Fargo Tbakhi’s “The Wise American Poet Brings Peace to the Middle East” begins with a question: “What is the value of poetry in a world so […]