reviewed by Yuliya Shepilo In her 2022 historical fiction novel, I Must Betray You, Ruta Sepetys tells a story of a Romanian teenager, Cristian Florescu, who finds himself in a […]
A Love Affair with Pop Culture: Review of Amorak Huey’s Boom Box
reviewed by Isaac Fox Amorak Huey’s 2019 poetry collection Boom Box is a plunge into the tiny, tiny world of small-town Alabama in the 1980s. Immersed in crushing suburban expectations, […]
Cruel Realities: Racism through Lyric in Dior J. Stephens’s Cruel/Cruel
reviewed by D.D. Deischer-Eddy Colored pages are not new to me. So when I was handed a copy of Cruel/Cruel, I flipped through the section of black pages—they are fully […]
“As if sitting the wrong way on a departing train”: Review of Amanda Gunn’s “Happy and Well”
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 […]
“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 […]