Love, Sex, and Death in the Time of the 1833 Cholera Epidemic in Mexico
We forget how many of our secrets actually lie in public places. Perhaps in this age of all things digital […]
Quiara Alegría Hudes’ Melodic Memoir
Quiara Alegría Hudes uses personal experiences and a careful choice of words to create touching narratives. As the writer of […]
Poetry of Healing and Holding On
In Little Blue Primer, Valerie Little presents an imaginary course in the lingering hope of resolution with an ex-partner, complete […]
Road-Tripping from Home
For the lonesome soul, The Road is a companion; We never go alone. Travel by Haiku: Volumes 6-10: Far Out […]
Melancholic and Revitalizing Poetry
Next to the opening poem of the chapbook titled Self-Portrait As A Sinking Ship, there is a looming silhouette, etched […]
An Open-Hearted Master Class on the Sonnet
“Over the past decade,” writes Jeanne Murray Walker in the preface to her collection Pilgrim, You Find the Path by […]
The Sweetness of Life with a Dog
The Particulars of Peter is quite simply about the delights of dog companionship, something every human who consorts with a […]
More than an Exciting Story of Gaming and Nerd Culture
[Spoilers ahead] Written by Philadelphia-based author Eric Smith, Don’t Read the Comments takes readers on an exciting trip through the […]
The Strength of Family Love in Kensington
Long Bright River by Liz Moore will put you right in the heart of the opioid epidemic that has found […]
Walt Whitman’s Affirmative Power
At one point in What Is the Grass, Mark Doty asks, “How would you ever understand the places to which […]