Semiotics—not just for the French!: A Review of Jennifer Kronovet’s The Wug Test
Andrew Ridker01.12.17
Jennifer Kronovet’s latest book, The Wug Test, explores the rules of language and how they influence our lives. Andrew Ridker reviews.
Oxblood Ferragamos
Cody Reding01.11.17
“You remember feeling dizzy, like the solid earth had turned to sea. You remember looking back at the grand staircase glowing under the chandelier.” New text by Cody Reding.
In Search of Duende: Self Loathing in a Fast Food Parking Lot, or: A Catalog of Sadness
Paul Asta01.10.17
“Duende is more than a fleeting moment of sadness. It’s an aesthetic. A projected acceptable sadness. A stepsister of nostalgia.” Paul Asta takes a kaleidoscopic view of Duende, via Elliott Smith, mental illness, and fast food.
Collapsing The Horses: An Interview with Brian Evenson
Sarah Rose Etter01.09.17
In a bar in New York City, the author opens up about his latest collection, A Collapse of Horses, psychology, and dreams.
Experience
Bryan Woods01.05.17
“I’ve taken doses of drugs I thought might be lethal and woken up the next morning without so much as a headache.” Bryan Woods’s personal essay homage to Édouard Levé’s Autoportrait brings new light into an old form.
The Knife
Saxon Baird01.04.17
“That photo was still by the tissue box on the dark brown carpet by her side of the bed propped up in its oval frame when the police knocked on the door the afternoon she died.” New fiction by Saxon Baird.
Thinking Beyond Colonial Gender: A Review of Manuel Arturo Abreu’s Transtrender
Joshua Jennifer Espinoza01.03.17
With Transtrender, Manuel Arturo Abreu synthesizes thoughts on colonialism, gender, consent, and mourning into a cogent exploration of identity culture. Joshua Jennifer Espinoza reviews.
You Don’t Console a Reckoning: A Conversation with Sasha Fletcher
Hilary Leichter01.02.17
The moon being an asshole, hand tattoos, and Sasha Fletcher’s latest book, It Is Going to Be a Good Year, are tackled in this insightful interview with Hilary Leichter.
A Type of Understanding Stripped of Vision is Feeling: On Christopher DeWeese’s The Father of the Arrow is the Thought
Kent Shaw12.29.16
A consistent sense of wonder laced with consequence looms throughout the body of Christopher DeWeese’s vivid second collection of poems, The Father of the Arrow is the Thought. Kent Shaw reviews.
The Apartment
Analeah Loschiavo12.28.16
“Rudy looming behind the bathroom door. Rudy in the darkened pantry, his small teeth shining.” New short fiction by Analeah Loschiavo.
