The steppe’s scarred body makes history legible
“What if this was my big story to tell, what if this was about me?”
Despite its often brutal themes, Nerkagi’s prose sings
Nymph is less about assassins or a cyberpunk future than about the long half-life of family
Baby in the Night – Kevin Sampsell
Dad is so close, especially on the clear nights, that he seems touchable
The Home the Drowned – Elin Anna Labba
Since their words weren’t enough, the people of the village set up a protest camp
The personal appetite is political
Minerva – Keila Vall de la Ville
Vall de la Ville writes about Venezuela’s decline beautifully and honestly, just as she writes about Minerva’s changing identity as an immigrant
Concentric Macroscope – Kelly Krumrie
Geometry creates a concentric circle, but language splinters.
Why aren’t more reviews of experimental literature commensurately experimental in form?
The Home the Drowned – Elin Anna Labba
Since their words weren’t enough, the people of the village set up a protest camp
Letters to Kafka – Christina Estima
It’s a blaze of an affair, two intelligent people who deal with words
The steppe’s scarred body makes history legible
Despite its often brutal themes, Nerkagi’s prose sings
Ṣẹ̀gílọlà Arómirẹ́ Ògìdán – Àrẹ̀mọ Yusuf Àlàbí Balógun
Her anger lives in the syntax, in sentences that run long, breathless, or suddenly halt.
The Porno President – Bruna Kalil Othero
“Tits or ass?” Othero’s novel urges us to consider this question in today’s political landscape