A Review of Mallory Whitten’s Collected Poems & Stories
Zach Schwartz11.18.14
Mallory Whitten’s debut collection gathers a wide range of styles into a coherent, surprising whole. Zach Schwartz reviews.
Notes Towards an Essay about the Writing Scenery in Portland.
Jeff Alessandrelli11.17.14
Jeff Alessandrelli digs into Portland’s literary scene, finding both a lack worth paying attention to and a sufficiency to make flyover states jealous.
The One Where Nothing Called Back
John Beer11.14.14
“Aisle 12 remains unbroken / Aisle 13 oxycodone”: Donald Dunbar’s editorial tour of the Pacific NW makes its next stop with a new poem by John Beer.
A Review of Wong May’s Picasso’s Tears
Paul Cunningham11.13.14
Composed over 34 years, Wong May’s latest collection harbors a mutative introspection on violence, art, America. Paul Cunningham reviews.
Two Fictions
Leslie Burnette11.12.14
Leslie Burnette offers two fictions dissecting the fucking of other women, potato chips, and dream kidnappings.
A Review of Lydia Millet’s Magnificence
Stacey Levine11.11.14
Lydia Millet’s latest extends a long track record of fearless, unnerving fiction. Stacey Levine reviews.
Pessimistic & Cynical: An Interview with Dominic Palermo
Sarah Rose Etter11.10.14
The frontman of Nothing shares his views on literature, existentialism, Charles Bukowski, and hating Ayn Rand in this interview.
The First Day
Lisa Ciccarello11.07.14
“Our horse has been killed / as a present to us.” Donald Dunbar’s editorial tour of the Pacific NW makes its next stop with a new poem by Lisa Ciccarello.
Want as Oblivion: A Review of Merritt Tierce’s Love Me Back
Weston Cutter11.06.14
Weston Cutter reviews Merritt Tierce’s tough and moving debut novel, Love Me Back.
The Funeral Home
Josalyn Knapic11.05.14
The “home” of “funeral home” takes on new meaning in a contemplative new creative essay from Josalyn Knapic.
