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
Category: LGBT
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: Make Your Way Home: Stories, by Carrie M. Moore
Carrie R. Moore is a literary voice to look out for. Continue reading Adventures in Intersectionality: Make Your Way Home: Stories, by Carrie M. Moore
Commonplace Book: “Steam Shovel,” by Kirby Congdon
“the steam shovel, dry, vomits stone” Continue reading Commonplace Book: “Steam Shovel,” by Kirby Congdon
Espresso Shots: There Are Reasons For This: A Novel, by Nini Berndt
There Are Reasons For This possesses a strange beauty. It tells a sad yet joyous love story amid ecological apocalypse and global economic collapse. Continue reading Espresso Shots: There Are Reasons For This: A Novel, by Nini Berndt
Espresso Shots: Foreign Fruit: A Personal History of the Orange, by Katie Goh
Koh has written an engaging personal history of a mundane supermarket staple. Continue reading Espresso Shots: Foreign Fruit: A Personal History of the Orange, by Katie Goh
Adventures in Intersectionality: Part 4: Notes Towards Canon(s) of Intersectionality
This is my personal attempt to construct a Canon of Intersectionality. Continue reading Adventures in Intersectionality: Part 4: Notes Towards Canon(s) of Intersectionality
Adventures in Intersectionality: Part 3: LGBT / POC / Disability / First Books — Part 3a
Colgate, through the use of accessibility symbology, turns what would be a standard collection of poems into a simulacra of a museum visit. Continue reading Adventures in Intersectionality: Part 3: LGBT / POC / Disability / First Books — Part 3a
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)
Adventures in Intersectionality: Part 1: Introduction
Normal is a trap. It’s also boring. Continue reading Adventures in Intersectionality: Part 1: Introduction
The Driftless Area Review 