‘The Little Fox of Mayerville’ leaves the reader at the doorstep of social revolution
The Little Fox of Mayerville Éric Mathieu (Trans. Peter McCambridge), 379 pgs, QC Fiction, qcfiction.com, $24.95 This porous bildungsroman flits […]
Issue 85
Fiction: He Didn’t Say, She Didn’t Say
“SEE ME ACT,” he didn’t say, just after they’d kissed hello, on the cheek. He remembered, re-felt, the softness of […]
‘Ladybird Bug Boy’ is a clever exploration of the nature of the self
Ladybird Bug Boy Chapbook, Zach Pearl, 36 pgs, Vallum, vallummag.com, $10 There’s a devilishly appealing current of the grotesque that […]
Drowning in lust, ‘Just Pervs’ presents sex as an escape from desire
Just Pervs Chapbook, Jess Taylor, 28 pgs, Desert Pets Press, desertpetspress.com, $12. Four friends come together and then drift apart […]
‘Love Me, Please’ is a relatable and humour-filled guide to love, dating, and relationships
Love Me, Please: An Acid Trip through Love, Dating and Relationships Ricky Lima, 56 pgs, Lime Press, limepressonline.com, $10 The […]
‘The Inflatable Life’ loses its message to its medium
The Inflatable Life Mark Laba, 73 pgs, Anvil Press, anvilpress.com, $18 I did not like much of Mark Laba’s so-called […]
‘True Youth Bootlegs’ examines the culture of hardcore and its lasting impact
True Youth Bootlegs Zine, Dicey Studios, 64 pgs, Otomatik Muziek, otomatikmuziek.bandcamp.com, €4 Ironic metal shirts, where a pop star’s name […]
Come ‘Put Your Hand in Mine’ and escape to the natural world
Put Your Hand in Mine Elaine Woo, 86 pgs, Signature Editions, signature-editions.com, $17.95 Clawing from the bottom of a well […]
‘Lands and Forests’ leaves the reader with tales from new acquaintances
Lands and Forests Andrew Forbes, 217 pgs, Invisible Publishing, invisiblepublishing.com, $19.95 Beautifully flawed characters negotiate tension-fuelled relationships in strangely familiar […]
Take a peak into ‘Dear Twin’ by Addie Tsai
This excerpt comes from Dear Twin By Addie Tsai, published by Metonymy Press last year. I lose myself in my […]
‘Invasions’ confronts experiences of embodiment with empathy and honesty
Invasions Calvin Gimpelevich, 174 pgs, Instar Books, instarbooks.com, $18 Amidst rampant heteronormativity, stereotyping and outright erasure, it feels profoundly meaningful […]
‘Total Self Appropriation’ explores the meaninglessness of subcultural aesthetics
Total Self Appropriation Artzine, Dicey Studios, 32 pgs, Otomatik Muziek, otomatikmuziek.bandcamp.com, €7 If a late capitalist self-actualizes with no audience, […]