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The Country Under Heaven

by Ryan Prado

Dizzying visions haunt the otherwise delicate beauty of Frederic S. Durbin’s supernatural novel "The Country Under Heaven". Since surviving the Battle of Antietam, Ovid experiences the intrusion of premonitory shimmers. As he migrates... Read More

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An Unlikely Prospect

by Ryan Prado

Centering the dizzying misogyny of the postwar era, "An Unlikely Prospect" is a revealing historical novel. Postwar crimes lead a rookie publisher toward truth and justice in Shelley Blanton-Stroud’s novel "An Unlikely Prospect". At... Read More

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Our Winter Monster

by Ryan Prado

A couple experiences the futility and horror of trying to outrun their problems in Dennis Mahoney’s horror novel "Our Winter Monster". Holly and Brian rumble toward a ski resort to salvage their scattered partnership. A blizzard is on... Read More

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The Cannibal Owl

by Ryan Prado

The spirit of perseverance is given wings in Aaron Gwyn’s touching coming-of-age novella, "The Cannibal Owl". Levi was raised in the rough-and-tumble Arkansas territory in the first decades of the nineteenth century. His unexpected... Read More

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Wolf Act

by Ryan Prado

The traumas and triumphs of a former Mormon’s coming-out story are given theatrical accouterments in AJ Romriell’s memoir "Wolf Act". Ensconced in the ruse of a screenplay, the memoir recounts Romriell’s arduous Mormon upbringing.... Read More

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The Epic of Chakramire

by Ryan Prado

Concentrated on deceptions, doublespeak, and rhetorical loop-de-loops, "The Epic of Chakramire" is an ambitious prose poem whose characters reveal their truths in thick, captivating verses. The evolutions of life on Earth, technology,... Read More

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