The three nearly-connected stories in James Kaelan’s debut collection are remarkable for their surreality, bleakness, and linguistic acrobatics. Alone, each story comments on the nature of storytelling, from the desire to escape... Read More

Eccentric personalities abound in Adrienne Ross’s debut short story collection, "In the Eyes, In the Mouth". The title hints at what the writing shows—Ross doesn’t shy away from sensory details, but rather, she reveals who her... Read More

Critics may debate the exact period in history when women emerged as an influential force in publishing, but few will dispute the early twentieth-century impact of Susan Glaspell. Rather than accepting and glorifying established... Read More

“Her heart beat through her skin and the skin jumped, the hard bone of a child’s elbow or knee in its womb.” Michelle Hoover documents the difficult lives of two farmwomen who raise crops and families and even assist each other in... Read More