Chapbook Chaturdays: Proverbs of a She-Dandy, by Lisa Robertson
Proverbs of a She-Dandy, by Lisa Robertson, a small chapbook by Cutt Press. Continue reading Chapbook Chaturdays: Proverbs of a She-Dandy, by Lisa Robertson
Category: non-fiction
Commonplace Book: Truth Bombs from Aimé Césaire
“A civilization that proves incapable of solving the problems it creates is a decadent civilization.” Continue reading Commonplace Book: Truth Bombs from Aimé Césaire
Espresso Shots: Unstuck: A Writer’s Guide, by Ramona Ausubel
“Unstuck” can help if you’re stuck or you choke staring at the blank screen. Continue reading Espresso Shots: Unstuck: A Writer’s Guide, by Ramona Ausubel
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
Espresso Shots: A Silent Treatment: a memoir, by Jeannie Vanasco
A Silent Treatment is a fascinating literary object. It is both a highly-charged personal memoir. It is also an interesting exploration on the mechanics of how a memoir is written. Continue reading Espresso Shots: A Silent Treatment: a memoir, by Jeannie Vanasco
Espresso Shots: We Should All Be Birds: A Memoir, by Brian Buckbee with Carol Ann Fitzgerald
Pain becomes a transformative agent in We Should All Be Birds. Continue reading Espresso Shots: We Should All Be Birds: A Memoir, by Brian Buckbee with Carol Ann Fitzgerald
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 2: Personal Taste(s)
Dances with Wolves was a terrible movie. Continue reading Adventures in Intersectionality: Part 2: Personal Taste(s)
The Franklin Stove: an Uninitended American Revolution, by Joyce E. Chaplin @ NYJB
The Franklin Stove “offers a multifaceted history of Franklin’s invention. Equal parts biography, design history, and environmental history, the book proves its worth by being highly relevant to today’s climate crisis.” Continue reading The Franklin Stove: an Uninitended American Revolution, by Joyce E. Chaplin @ NYJB
Espresso Shots: Hypochondria, by Will Rees
Hypochondria by Will Rees is his attempt to chronicle his condition and an exploration of the phenomenon known as hypochondria. Continue reading Espresso Shots: Hypochondria, by Will Rees
The Driftless Area Review 