Townsend veers away from punching down, treating her teenaged subjects with reverence.
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Barrelhouse Reviews: PANICS by Barbara Molinard, trans. Emma Ramadan
It's not fair. Which isn't the same as saying it's not true.
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The folklore has a unique and appealing Appalachian flair, enriching the color of Siegrist’s already lush prose, but it’s also an insight into his characters, their moral compasses, their innermost feelings.
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We Know This Will All Disappear: An Interview with Melissa Ragsly
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Maria Mitsora’s book of short stories, On My Aunt’s Shallow Grave White Roses Have Already Bloomed, is words: specifically, dancing, cat, language, eagle, and Athens.
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