Over the weekend, I was combing through articles, pushing beyond my boundaries for social media consumption, and frantically scribbling notes, scrambling to find a way...
Half-chewed Beef
I I was half asleep when Ma whispered into my ear that it was time to go. The sun had not yet risen, but light...
Fireworks + Other Pendant Grammars
We “took” walks. I think, because, caesurae are things we drink. At least, like medicine. Their application requires we swallow. The Schuylkill incorporates the Wissahickon...
Review: Little Eyes by Samanta Schweblin
The global conversation around data privacy and the surveillance state has exploded in the past three years – keeping pace with dramatic developments in current...
Editors’ Picks: Essential June Readings
It’s true, Covid-19 affected every facet of our existence, but we’re also all shaken up by the depth of systemic abuse in the United States....
Review: Funny Weather: Art in an Emergency by Olivia Laing
It feels almost serendipitous that Olivia Laing’s essay collection Funny Weather: Art in an Emergency has been published during a global pandemic. In the wake...
Review: The Gnome Stories by Ander Monson
Ander Monson is not like most writers. While others strive to have one book out in the world at a time, Monson has made it...
Review of Some Trick: Thirteen Stories by Helen DeWitt
Some Trick: Thirteen Stories is Helen DeWitt’s third book in nearly two decades. It begins with a two-page mock-epigraph called “Here Is Somewhere.” The section...
Review: Actress by Anne Enright
Anne Enright’s latest novel Actress begins with a question: “What was she like?”. The she in question is Katherine O’Dell, famous actress of the stage...
Call for Submissions – Special Issue on Loneliness
We encourage you to break form as we invite you for the chance to be featured in our special online issue, inspired by an ever-changing...
Review: If Mother Braids a Waterfall by Dayna Patterson
Dayna Patterson undertakes an urgent quest for spiritual authenticity in her new collection, "If Mother Braids a Waterfall."
Review: Real Life by Brandon Taylor
Taylor forces his characters to be active participants in the mess of reality. By rejecting their impulse to isolate themselves, he grants them culpability, dignity,...