Reviewed by Abby Lavery “Monsterhood is a girl’s body you don’t belong in,” says Noon, the protagonist of Trang Tranh Tran’s They Bloom at Night, a YA queer horror novel […]
Dream House as Book Review: A Review of Carmen Maria Machado’s “In the Dream House”
Reviewed by Abby Lavery Carmen Maria Machado’s In the Dream House is more than a memoir; it dissects queer history, repurposes literary structures and tropes, and masters the use of […]
Reviewing the Story of Loneliness in Piranesi
Reviewed by Samuel Bross Susanna Clark’s second published novel could be considered a bizarre, adventurous piece of fantasy fiction. The story’s main character, Piranesi, is trapped in a “house” so […]
Green Blotter Halloween Contest Winner for Prose: “The Pumpkin on the Porch” by Katie Price
Congratulations to Katie Price, whose work “The Pumpkin on the Porch” was selected as the inaugural Green Blotter Halloween Contest winner for prose submissions! The Pumpkin on the Porch The […]
Green Blotter Halloween Contest Winner for Art: “Eyes Speak” by Beck Morales
Congratulations to Beck Morales, whose work “Eyes Speak” was selected as the inaugural Green Blotter Halloween Contest winner for art submissions!
Green Blotter Halloween Contest Winner for Poetry: “Covet Me” by Tavi Stallings
Congratulations to Tavi Stallings, whose work “Covet Me” was selected as the inaugural Green Blotter Halloween Contest winner for poetry submissions! Covet Me “Before you slip into unconsciousness, I’d like […]
Inaugural Halloween Contest! Deadline October 18
Green Blotter is excited to announce our inaugural Halloween contest! Submissions open September 18 and close on October 18. Winners will be posted on Halloween. Guidelines: Writers may submit up […]
The Psychology of Screenwriting: Theory and Practice Book Review
Reviewed by Derek Nigro Bookstores have been given their fair stock of “How-To” books, especially when building up future careers for screenplay writers. Many books in this mainstream genre of […]
Las Vegas in Fiction and Reality: A Review of “Triple Sonnet for Nomi Malone”
Reviewed by Meg Burns In their poem “Triple Sonnet for Nomi Malone,” Dorothy Chan explores the controversial protagonist of the 1995 film Showgirls and its Las Vegas setting. Chan draws […]
“It’s only a fish”: Review of James Wu’s “The Queen of Central Park”
Reviewed by Isaac Fox James Wu’s essay “The Queen of Central Park”—published in Volume 13, Issue 3 of The Flyfish Journal—searches for the beauty in contradiction. Wu’s quest is for […]