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Gabrielle Moss's short story, Lost Dog, is a little bit spooky. It's the story of a young boy, Hunter, his younger sister, Brianna, and the werewolf in their backyard. It's good and it's also funny. Here's a line: "Brianna gives him this look where she looks exactly like their mother when she’s disappointed in him. … Continue reading weekend reading
From Joyland, The House Breathes, by Brandi Wells, tells the story of Crim as she awaits the return of her parents to their shared home. But her parents are gone, and what's left is her ever present boyfriend, Sal, and the shifting reality of something she once held precious. Also from Joyland, The Party, by Rion Amilcar Scott, is a … Continue reading weekend reading
In The Rabbit Slaughter, Vincent Crapanzano details numerous first hand accounts of "sacred sacrifices." What separates the sacred from the profane? What circumstances or characteristics create an authentically sacred space? Where is the line that divides sacrifice from slaughter? No human sacrifices are discussed in this essay, but many animals meet their sacred/profane end. This essay is an excerpt … Continue reading weekend reading
The (completely wonderful) Austin based small press, A Strange Object, launched their online magazine (Covered With Fur) this week!!! This is very exciting news. Check out their fiction, Are You Running Away?, by Bess Winter, and their not-fiction, Dear Albert, Dear Allison, by Ander Monson, in this week's issue. Alia Volz's essay, In Any Light, is about a childhood spent … Continue reading Weekend Reading
New online lit mag! New online lit mag! New online lit mag! Midnight Breakfast. New short fiction from Sara Novic in Guernica. From the vault: "The Dinner Party", a short story by Joshua Ferris published in The New Yorker in 2008. (Ben's about to begin Ferris's upcoming novel, To Rise Again At a Decent Hour, and wanted to warm up. Shameless plug: Ferris … Continue reading Weekend Reading
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