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My review of Swallowing a Donkey’s Eye by Paul Tremblay is live at The Nervous Breakdown
Posted on September 10, 2012 Leave a Comment
I’ve been a fan of Paul Tremblay for a couple years now. It started with a story here, a story there, and then I picked up some of his crime/mystery work. But I don’t think I really became a serious fan until I absorbed his powerful writing in the collection, In the Mean Time. It […]
My review of Shannon Cain’s The Necessity of Certain Behaviors is live at The Nervous Breakdown
Posted on November 17, 2011 Leave a Comment
My review of Shannon Cain’s collection of dark, sexy, humorous stories is live up at The Nervous Breakdown. This book was the winner of the 2011 Drue Heinz prize, which yielded us the fantastic The Physics of Imaginary Objects by Tina May Hall last year. Shannon really put together a compelling book, one that should […]
Daddy’s by Lindsay Hunter
Posted on November 8, 2010 Leave a Comment
I’ve met Lindsay a couple times, starting with an event at Quickies! Chicago where I was thrilled to read with a ton of talented people. I was blown away by Amelia Gray, Blake Butler, Jac Jemc, and of course, Lindsay herself. It’s not surprising that I’ve become a big fan of her work. I’ve come […]
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