Espresso Shots: Lungfish, by Louis Armand
Lungfish is a weird and wonderful novel, like its fishy namesake, a bizarre hybrid thing, swimming in water and breathing air. Continue reading Espresso Shots: Lungfish, by Louis Armand
Category: humor
Espresso Shots: Paradise Pawn, by Meg Richardson
Have you heard the one about the two middle-school girls who set up an embezzlement scheme in a Florida pawn shop? Continue reading Espresso Shots: Paradise Pawn, by Meg Richardson
Wednesday Poetry Corner: Blue Opening, by Chet’la Sebree
Blue Opening is a brilliant collection of poems, a brief, jagged ray of light illuminating an otherwise dark world Continue reading Wednesday Poetry Corner: Blue Opening, by Chet’la Sebree
Espresso Shots: Clutch: a novel, by Emily Nemens
Spanning decades and crossing the continent, Clutch, by Emily Nemens is a sprawling group portrait of five professional women and their everyday challenges and triumphs. Continue reading Espresso Shots: Clutch: a novel, by Emily Nemens
Espresso Shots: The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts, by Kim Fu
A primer on the horrors of first-time home ownership. Continue reading Espresso Shots: The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts, by Kim Fu
Blog Update January 2026
On this cold, windy, and otherwise miserable day, it’s time for a blog update. Continue reading Blog Update January 2026
Translation Tuesdays: Art on Fire, by Yun Ko-eun
Art on Fire, by turns comical and apocalyptic, is a brilliant satire of the art world, late-stage capitalism, and climate change. Continue reading Translation Tuesdays: Art on Fire, by Yun Ko-eun
Commonplace Book: Fernando Pessoa’s sick burns
Sick burns, y’all! Continue reading Commonplace Book: Fernando Pessoa’s sick burns
Espresso Shots: Morelia, by Renee Gladman
Morelia is a short, concentrated explosion of language and story, dream and sensation. Continue reading Espresso Shots: Morelia, by Renee Gladman
Adventures in Intersectionality: Part 2: Personal Taste(s)
Dances with Wolves was a terrible movie. Continue reading Adventures in Intersectionality: Part 2: Personal Taste(s)
The Driftless Area Review 