by minervarising | Feb 3, 2014 | Blog, Staff Picks
Reviewed by Lindsey Grudnicki In her debut collection of short fiction, Vanessa Blakeslee offers a frank look at the defining trials – from the small inconveniences to the traumatic, inescapable events – of human life. Through eleven skillfully-written portraits, she...
by minervarising | Jan 6, 2014 | Blog, Staff Picks
Reviewed by Lindsey Grudnicki Have you ever noticed the difference between pre-holidays winter and post-holidays winter? Before the New Year, the snow, ice, wind, and cold are part of the backdrop; a scenery that merely accompanies the rich food, shopping,...
by minervarising | Dec 9, 2013 | Blog, Staff Picks
Review By Lindsey Grudnicki How far are you willing to go to tell a good story? Would you destroy your friends? Would you destroy yourself? What would you sacrifice to write the perfect tragedy? Norah Labiner’s Let the Dark Flower Blossom contemplates what dark power...
by minervarising | Nov 11, 2013 | Blog, Staff Picks
By Lindsey Grudnicki If you’ve finished reading our “Mothers” issue and are hungry for more motherhood-focused pieces, we’ve found the perfect journal for you! Literary Mama, a free online literary magazine headed by Caroline M. Grant, is “reading for the...
by Lindsey Grudnicki | Oct 14, 2013 | Blog, Staff Picks
Madness comes in many forms. Ophelias, Aida Bahr’s latest story collection, tactfully touches upon many of them, exploring the mysterious forces that can bring even the strongest human spirit to its knees. Like the book’s muse, the women at the center of Bahr’s tales...
by minervarising | Sep 23, 2013 | Blog, Staff Picks
I love it when someone I trust tells me about a new book they’ve read that they think I would like. It’s better than a new restaurant, better than a new movie. In fact it’s even better than a new coffee shop opening in town. Living in Portland, Maine means all of...
