Girl Work: A Review of Maggie Woodward’s Found Footage
Woodward never shies away from showing the reader her footage
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How to have a day by Megan McShea (Book Review)
Megan McShea’s 2015 chapbook, How to have a day, is worth poring over for its ecstatic language. It’s like a museum where each phrase is an artifact that you’re supposed to pick up and turn and examine closely—or just dash through and enjoy it like a kaleidoscope.
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A Link Round Up for Ocean Vuong’s “Night Sky With Exit Wounds”
I’ve seen Ocean Vuong’s name around a lot (he’s a recipient of the Whiting...
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One Day As Lion: A Review of Justin Sanders’ for all the other ghosts
My name is Dave K., and 2016 has been fucking terrible. Gene Wilder, Prince, and David Bowie are...
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Fore-Side Chats: August Edition
Reader, I slacked off this month. I saturated myself in the divine pleasures of Pokémon Go,...
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Fore-Side Chats: June Edition
Welcome to the latest installment of Fore-Side Chats, a monthly series where I take stock of the books I’ve read, bringing you my highs and woes.
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H.A.G.S. #5: Dear Esther and Gone Home: Two Video Games for Writers and Readers
Part of the practice of trying to be an active reader over this summer—with the mindset of “book...
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H.A.G.S. #4: Southern Cryptozoology by Allie Marini and Daniel, Damned by Tim Jones-Yelvington
It’s a week of brevity here at H.A.G.S.—I’ve spent time this past week reading some...
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H.A.G.S. #3: All the Rage by sam sax and Nostalgia for Death by Xavier Villaurrutia
I’ve been thinking of that speculative poem by Jeffrey McDaniel called “The Quiet World” in which...
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H.A.G.S. #2: Writing the Other by Nisi Shawl/Cynthia Ward and Copper Mother by Alyse Knorr
In this week’s edition of H.A.G.S., consideration is centered around the speculative work of...
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Fore-Side Chats: May Edition
Welcome to the first real fore-side chat, a monthly series where I’ll be rounding up the books...
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H.A.G.S.: Summer Reading with JD Scott #1
This summer I’ll be doing a little residency here at Real Pants—with a new post going up every...
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Fore-Side Chats: March & April Reading Catch-Up
In this final preview installment, in anticipation of my normal monthly wrap-ups starting June 2,...
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Fore-Side Chats: February’s Reading Catch-Up
Here we go with this next installment, catching you up with what I read in February in...
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Fore-Side Chats: January’s Reading Catch-Up
One way I’ll be using this space is to have a chat to you about the books I’ve read across the...
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The Essence of Things: A Review of Nadia de Vries’ First Communion
I don’t remember much about my own First Holy Communion, aside from the dress. It was the standard...
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Drawing Down the Moon: A Review of Molly Sutton Kiefer’s Nestuary
For as long as there have been books, people have been comparing them to babies. There are blocked...
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