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 […]
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“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 […]
Unpacking the Divine Disguise of the Discriminate: A Review of Soon Jones’s “Church Gossip”
Reviewed by Lauren Walters It’s not news that Christianity can be an undoubtedly fraught subject for many queer individuals and writers. Historically, Christian ideologies and various translations of Christian texts […]
“lost in transit”: Review of Leigh Chadwick’s “The Story of a Marriage” (Cease, Cows, February 17, 2022)
reviewed by Isaac Fox Leigh Chadwick’s micro-fiction “The Story of a Marriage” is shorter than this review. In only 217 words, Chadwick distills a long-term relationship into a rich allegory […]
“language is always an accomplice”: Review of Genta Nishku’s “basal rosette” (Prolit, January 31, 2022)
reviewed by Isaac Fox Cover art: “The Economy Class” by Abhishek Tuiwala. Prolit, January 31, 2022. In her prose poem “basal rosette,” Genta Nishku shatters an American lifestyle into ten […]
“Doesn’t really matter in the grand scheme of things, right?”: Review of Susan Yim’s “Hi _______, do you have a small minute to talk about your extended warranty?” (HAD, January 15, 2022)
reviewed by Isaac Fox About a quarter of the way through Susan Yim’s “Hi _______, do you have a small minute to talk about your extended warranty?”, the piece retitles […]