Variations on the Body by María Ospina
a supposedly transgressive thing i’ll probably do again
a supposedly transgressive thing i’ll probably do again
reading more earthsea, hating everything else
exceptionally good short story collection
a big book about mushrooms that are magic (not magic mushrooms)
baldwin, baldwin, baldwin
short stories about non-monogamous colonial types
unprecedented: i enjoy a book of short stories cover to cover
mediocre prose and a child bride: time to cancel Poe
finally seeing what the fuss is about
a powerful anthology of poetry and prose
i remember that i don’t like reading about magic
a return to prose and a whine about violence
Sean Preston chats Open Pen.
A British woman considers the life of her Rwandan husband and his country.
Emotive, bizarre, inventive, stories.
home of the lo-fi magazine web series
Contemporary fairy tales from Macedonia
My latest review over at Open Pen discusses the point of fiction…
driving myself crazy / reading books about the motorway
drowning in sobriety like I used to drown in booze; even sublime prose can’t hoist me happy
Men are disgusting.
an accurate depiction of the lust and boredom that threatens to overwhelm all of us who aren’t pious, delusional, fuckheads
A short story collection, and my first experience of an eBook.
Experimental late 20th century short fiction.
A collection of short fiction inspired by photography.
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