Two separate events spurred the fierce discontent that compelled Micheline Aharonian Marcom to write her first three novels—a trio…
What You See Is What You Don’t Know: Thoughts upon Entering and Exiting Micheline Aharonian Marcom’s The Brick House
Micheline Aharonian Marcom’s The Brick House deliberately and evocatively disrupts easy summary and interpretation, inviting instead multiple, open-ended impressions…
“Outgrowths and Trimmings”: The Short Fiction and Poetry of Sam Savage
By Jeff Bursey Sam Savage’s fiction is filled with characters that stand askew from life. They are outcasts, isolates,…
Blogging the Hugos: Decline, Part 1
When I set out to blog this year’s Hugo shortlisted novels, I imagined something conventional like a separate post on…