by Meghan Farnsworth

We Live in Water – Jess Walter

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Even though Walter addresses grim topics like poverty, childhood abandonment, or romantic injustices throughout his narratives, he implements his own sense of humor, which is dark, witty, and hewn with quiet vulgarity.

Care of Wooden Floors – Will Wiles

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“A room is a manifestation of a state of mind . . . We make our rooms, and then our rooms make us.”