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Lead Poisoning: The Pencil Art of Geof Darrow @ NYJB

September 21, 2017May 31, 2025 driftlessareareview

“Lead Poisoning” is a fantastic voyage into the head of an artistic visionary. Continue reading Lead Poisoning: The Pencil Art of Geof Darrow @ NYJB

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On Being Human Redux: Killswitch (Cassandra Kresnov, Book Three), by Joel Shepherd

February 1, 2017February 1, 2017 driftlessareareview

An essay on the science fiction novel “Killswitch” by Joel Shepherd and what it means to be human. Continue reading On Being Human Redux: Killswitch (Cassandra Kresnov, Book Three), by Joel Shepherd

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Buck Studies by Douglas Kearney @ NYJB

January 30, 2017May 31, 2025 driftlessareareview

“Buck Studies” is “a potent cocktail of political anger and radical formal experimentation.” Continue reading Buck Studies by Douglas Kearney @ NYJB

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Last Look by Charles Burns @ NYJB

January 10, 2017July 6, 2025 driftlessareareview

“Last Look” is a cold indictment of pretentious frauds yet an intimate exploration of fear, regret, and failure. Continue reading Last Look by Charles Burns @ NYJB

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The Eyes of the City, by Richard Sandler @ NYJB

December 14, 2016July 6, 2025 driftlessareareview

“The Eyes of the City invites an unhurried view, seducing the eye to linger over the images, letting stories come to life in the mind.” Continue reading The Eyes of the City, by Richard Sandler @ NYJB

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IRL by Tommy Pico @NYJB

November 21, 2016July 6, 2025 driftlessareareview

Whipsawing between passages of erotic ecstasy and suicidal despair, “IRL” by Tommy “Teebs” Pico reveals itself as a monument of self-lacerating beauty. Continue reading IRL by Tommy Pico @NYJB

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CCLaP Fridays: Billy and the Cloneasaurus, by Stephen Kozeniewski

October 21, 2016March 28, 2020 driftlessareareview

“Billy and the Cloneasaurus” by Stephen Kozeniewski is about a human clone having an existential crisis and a dinosaur he meets in the wastelands. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: Billy and the Cloneasaurus, by Stephen Kozeniewski

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CCLaP: Elephant Vice, by Chris Meekings

September 24, 2016March 28, 2020 driftlessareareview

“Elephant Vice” by Chris Meekings has the Hindu God Ganesha and Post-Impressionist firebrand Vincent van Gogh on the case. Continue reading CCLaP: Elephant Vice, by Chris Meekings

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CCLaP Fridays: Painted Monsters and Other Beasts: Stories, by Orrin Grey

August 26, 2016March 28, 2020 driftlessareareview

This week I review the short stories of Orrin Grey, collected in “Painted Monsters and Other Beasts,” where he plumbs the depths of human experience similar to Clive Barker and Jim Thompson. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: Painted Monsters and Other Beasts: Stories, by Orrin Grey

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CCLaP Fridays: TRUMPED! Beyond Politically Correct, by Peter Davidson

August 5, 2016March 28, 2020 driftlessareareview

It’s just a collection of outdated Dad Jokes. Don’t bother. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: TRUMPED! Beyond Politically Correct, by Peter Davidson

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