Dec 10, 20246 min read
Slow Bullets by Alastair Reynolds (2015)
Some of us are born and are told that endless possibilities for our lives await us. Others are born knowing more about their own story...
Jun 1, 20245 min read
This Census-Taker by China Miéville (2016)
What dreams, what wishes are carried into this world from the moment of birth? What happens when they seem unreachable? Succombing to...
Mar 3, 20245 min read
Nothing But The Rain by Naomi Salman (2023)
"Truth is, we have no idea what's going on. After I was done scribbling my panic in all caps I calmed down and wrote out all possible...
Aug 13, 20233 min read
Madder: A Memoir in Weeds by Marco Wilkinson (2021)
Madder: A Memoir in Weeds, in my view, reads similarly to how a cyanotype looks. Wilkinson's memories are told to us as stories marked...
May 21, 20232 min read
Shadow Talk by Robert Kelly (published 2021)
Shadow Talk: Twenty-Five New Fairy Tales by Robert Kelly with original drawings by Emma Polyakov is a rare find these days. These...
Mar 24, 20234 min read
The Unfamiliar Garden by Benjamin Percy (published 2021)
In The Unfamiliar Garden, the second in a trilogy of books by Benjamin Percy, a husband and wife lose their daughter in a mushroom-filled...
Mar 14, 20235 min read
Sanctuary by Patrick Barrett (published 2021)
It seems impossible to return to a place within childhood wherein one feels safe, welcomed, and understood, especially so for Patrick...