On an Ungrounded Earth, by Ben Woodard
On an Ungrounded Earth, by Ben Woodard. Brooklyn, New York: Punctum Books. 118 pages. $12.00, paper. In a 2011 interview conducted by Bookfriendzy, when asked about why he started his […]
A Questionable Shape, by Bennett Sims
A Questionable Shape, by Bennett Sims. Columbus, Ohio: Two Dollar Radio. 242 pages. $16.50, paper. Bennett Sims’ debut novel, A Questionable Shape, is a cornucopia of postmodern stimulation. A “zombie […]
Sign You Were Mistaken, by Seth Landman
Sign You Were Mistaken, by Seth Landman. Hadley, Massachusetts: Factory Hollow Press. 72 pages. $15.00, paper. In my initial reading of Sign You Were Mistaken, I experienced a sensation that I’ve […]
Instructions for My Mother’s Funeral, by Laura Read
Instructions for My Mother’s Funeral, by Laura Read. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: University of Pittsburgh Press. 104 pages. $15.95, paper. What if the only compass you had to the past was a […]
Necrology, by Gary J. Shipley and Kenji Siratori
Necrology, by Gary J. Shipley and Kenji Siratori. Gobbet Press. 246 pages. $14.00, paper. The easiest way I found to approach Gary J. Shipley and Kenji Siratori’s collaborative text, Necrology, […]
Editors’ Pick #44: Your House Is on Fire, Your Children All Gone, by Stephan Kiesbye
Bernhard didn’t stop crying when Broder’s head appeared in front of us. He cried louder, and we all shouted in rough voices and lifted the boy out of the water. […]
Editors’ Pick #43: Great Guns, by Farnoosh Fathi
Some were invited; you are to imagine: a tiger’s wedding—which it was— you were involved— is the rain alone and sun, alone to be imagined. Alone as pure. Rain, the […]
Gabe Durham’s Fun Camp
Interview and thoughts by Joseph Riippi So I did a little research on real-life fun camps. The Parks and Recreation in Webster, New York, offers a couple fun camps in […]
Blowout, by Denise Duhamel
Blowout, by Denise Duhamel. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: University of Pittsburgh Press. 104 pages. $15.95, paper. In Blowout, Denise Duhamel jaywalks across the intersections of the personal and historical, narrowly escaping a […]
Gotta Get a Gimmick: How the Galaxy SIV’s Party Tricks Turned Innovation into a Game
Even as a devout lover of iOS, I have to give credit to Samsung—they really know how to endlessly market their product. In the coming weeks, I’m sure we’ll continue […]
