A review of “Habitations” by Sheila Sundar.
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To Wreck and Regenerate: Kirsten Reneau’s “Sensitive Creatures”
In her debut collection of essays, “Sensitive Creatures,” Kirsten Reneau leaves it all on the page: trauma, sexual assault, addiction, suicidal ideation, and amongst the angsty detritus, there remains the undertones of love and hope.
Read More“Nola Face”: A Bold and ‘Buggy’ Debut
The New Orleans literary landscape is rich, but Brooke Champagne’s memoir fills a gap in the Big Easy canon.
Read MoreFeeding the Ghosts: Ancestral Offerings and New Growth
Rahul Mehta’s new poetry collection closely examines lived experience by way of metaphor, narrative, juxtaposition and observation.
Read MoreCosmetic Surgery and Quiet Violence On Board in Lindsey Harding’s “Pilgrims 2.0”
“Pilgrims 2.0” is a stunning portrayal of desperation that holds buoyancy in its empathy and finds brutality in asking where the line of violence is drawn or if, perhaps, the line has been drawn too late.
Read More“Cauterized” Full of Rich and Poignant Verse
Laura Apol’s latest collection, “Cauterized,” is an invitation to closer observation.
Read MoreJulia Ridley Smith’s “Sex Romp Gone Wrong” Doesn’t Just Tease; It Delivers
A favorite writing teacher, one particularly enamored with short stories, once told me never to approach a collection with the expectation that all, or even most, will be good. He’d said one, two tops, is all you can reasonably ask for. Not every story in “Sex Romp Gone Wrong” carries emotional heft or grace, but a surprising number of them come close and are destined to be read again and again.
Read MoreHow the Rhythmic Beating of “Vibe” Carried Me Beyond Borders
A review of “Vibe: The Sound and Feeling of Black Life in the American South” by Corey J. Miles.
Read More“Old Gods”: New Poems from Clifford Brooks
From philosophy, to film, to hip-hop, this collection is ripe with references and reflections.
Read MoreFates of Single Mom and Ex-Con Converge in Southern Noir “Desperation Road”
A review of the film “Desperation Road,” based on the novel by Michael Farris Smith.
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