Forager by Michelle Dowd - ★★★★☆
Field Notes for Surviving a Family Cult: A Memoir
Published by Algonquin Books, under Hatchette Book Group, on March 7, 2023.
I was gifted a galley...
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Pst, are you listening?
Don’t fall asleep.
You’ll only be confined for a little longer.
Drink that week-old glass of water,
It’s been sitting there untouched.
It’ll only...
Grandma Makes Everything Better
Inspired by Tom Andrews [“Codeine Diary”]
On July 8th 2013 I watched my youngest brother learn to ride a bike. Well, a bike without training wheels,...
A Rambling Remembrance
All those afternoons spent running in the woods behind the house where deer ran and children ran and cold rivers ran all the way home where we ran to disentangle...
My Mosaic Heart
How are you doing it?
stealing my heart,
piece by piece,
brick by brick,
until it resembles a mosaic unlike before.
Yet instead of fleeing with...
Excerpt from "Wishmaker"
The sun rises and I open my eyes to see the light of the new day. I stretch open my petals so that light can hit every inch of me. The warm rays on my...
Excerpt from "Deep in the Woods"
These eyes were unlike any that Morgan had ever seen before. They did not appear attached to any form, instead peering down at Morgan from the...
Excerpt from "Waltz of Shattered Glass"
“We should marry!”
“What?” I repeat, incredulous. I am too shocked to even wrench my hands out of his grip.
“No, listen,...
Black Sun is an exciting step in making indigenous and non-European culture and mythology a part of mainstream fantasy. This book is also very progressive; there is significant LGBTQIA+ representation,...
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“One of the key defense mechanisms of a phoenix is to shine so brightly, their predators are temporarily stunned and unable to pursue.”
Genre:...
The Curse
My mouth is carefully woven from a spool of gold, created out of spite and something akin to wonder.
I am propped up, on display in the summer heat, so they can get a better look...
If you’re the type of person that reads blog posts from literary/art journals for fun, A) you’re fluffing awesome, and B) you’re probably familiar with the Cait Corrain review-bombing scandal...
