Book Review | Pivot: Stories of Change
PIVOT edited by Sara-Meg Seese is a pleasant assortment of short stories that makes you smile and gives you hope. Reviewed by Heather McNamara.
Tag: short stories
Book Review: Boxcutters by John Chrostek
John Chrostek’s stories hop the fence to the bizarre side while still rooting themselves deep within the heart in his debut story collection, Boxcutters.
Book Review: Capers and Switcheroos
Chip Cater’s short stories shine with compassion, wisdom, wit, and warmth. CAPERS AND SWITCHEROOS reviewed by Eric Mayrhofer.
Book Review: Current Disasters
At times surreal and strange, Current Disasters by Jen McConnell deftly traces the contours of loneliness and explores how connection can help shape a life.
Book Review: Greenwich Connection
GREENWICH CONNECTION by Richard Natale is an expertly woven story collection about love and identity in a fully fleshed Greenwich Village. Reviewed by Addison Ciuchta.
STARRED Book Review: Hey You Assholes
Sharp and witty, Hey You Assholes by Kyle Seibel is a collection that details the mundanities of working class life and the ways we fight to transcend the drudgery.
Book Review: My Father’s Name Is War
MY FATHER’S NAME IS WAR by Bauder is an urgent collection of short fiction dealing with the U.S.’s military culture. Reviewed by Nikolas Mavreas.
Book Review: Terminal Jive
TERMINAL JIVE by James Hippie is a gritty collection that casts its net over the downtrodden, addled, and alcohol-infused world of masculinity. Reviewed by Warren Maxwell.
Book Review: The Greater Massapequas
Eccentric, funny, and real—explore Massapequa in this wide-ranging collection of linked short stories. The Greater Massapequas by Richard Daub reviewed by Erin Britton.
Book Review: I Blame Myself But Also You
I BLAME MYSELF BUT ALSO YOU by Spencer Fleury (Malarkey Books) is a sharp exposition of humanity’s need to belong in eleven surreal tales. Reviewed by John M. Murray.