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Someone I Used to Know. fiction by Heather Rath

Someone I Used to Know Bounding with pizzazz across the stage in a tight bikini (or was it a superb body paint job?), she shook her bountiful breasts, wiggled her tight ass. Leaned provocatively over the lusting males in the first row. On assignment for a small-town weekly, (you’re a woman. Visit one of thoseContinue reading “Someone I Used to Know. fiction by Heather Rath”

Bulletin: A Housewife In Scranton, Pennsylvania. fiction by Michael Edwards

Bulletin: A Housewife In Scranton, Pennsylvania A housewife in Scranton, Pennsylvania, has reported to local police that she was abducted in broad daylight last month by four-foot, gray-skinned humanoids from outer space. After taking her onboard their spacecraft, the aliens communicated with the woman telepathically, she claims, explaining to her the following. On their planet, anContinue reading “Bulletin: A Housewife In Scranton, Pennsylvania. fiction by Michael Edwards“

While Women Rage In Winter. fiction by Rachel J Fenton

While Women Rage In Winter I don’t want to occupy a place of importance. Knowing other people like to harbour their children’s swim gear safe from spray under the reef-like shelter of this plastic table, I leave one chair between me and it. In essence the seat’s already taken; there’s a small piece of puttyContinue reading “While Women Rage In Winter. fiction by Rachel J Fenton”

The Thunder of Galloping Horses. memoir by Angela Rebrec

The Thunder of Galloping Horses Sometimes a knocking at the door is just the wind. A look through the peephole will confirm this. They argue about the blood test, the requisition on the fridge held up for the past six and a half weeks by a magnet that boldly yells ALASKA in multi-colouredContinue reading “The Thunder of Galloping Horses. memoir by Angela Rebrec”

Religious Revanchism in the USA and that Old Antipathy for Women. essay by Olga Stein

Religious Revanchism in the USA and that Old Antipathy for Women Anyone committed to educating about or protecting civil rights will see the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the US Supreme Court on June 24 of this year as a severe reversal of decades’ worth of social progress. From the standpoint of legal scholars,Continue reading “Religious Revanchism in the USA and that Old Antipathy for Women. essay by Olga Stein”

Don’t Ask Me Where I’m from during a Gynecological Exam. non-fiction by Domnica Radulescu

Don’t Ask Me Where I’m from during a Gynecological Exam In general, don’t ask me where I’m from, all right? Don’t tell me about my accent and how it’s cute and interesting, or that it’s so cool I come from such and such a place and how you know another person from my country orContinue reading “Don’t Ask Me Where I’m from during a Gynecological Exam. non-fiction by Domnica Radulescu”

The End. non-fiction by Susan Glickman

The End A dear friend had to put her dog down recently, and in commiserating with her I found myself reflecting, not for the first time, about the inconsistency between our society’s attitude to the silent suffering of our pets and that we maintain towards the (not always silent) suffering of our human companions. TooContinue reading “The End. non-fiction by Susan Glickman”

Literary Spotlight. Grandmaster in Flash! Michael Loveday in conversation with Sue Burge

GRANDMASTER FLASH! An interview with Michael Loveday. This month I’m so pleased to be interviewing Michael Loveday, an expert in flash fiction and, in particular, the novella-in-flash. As a poet, I’ve often wondered if I could transition to prose, and Michael’s journey has given me inspiration and reassurance! Michael, could you describe the moment whenContinue reading “Literary Spotlight. Grandmaster in Flash! Michael Loveday in conversation with Sue Burge”

Domnica Radulescu’s Dream in a Suitcase, an extraordinary story of our time, surfing on the geography of exile. a review by Michèle Sarde

Domnica Radulescu’s Dream in a Suitcase, an extraordinary story of our time, surfing on the geography of exile By Michèle Sarde Translated from the French by Dana Chirila Can a dream travel in a small suitcase and eventually become reality? To answer this question, writer Domnica Radulescu puts on paper a gripping account of herContinue reading “Domnica Radulescu’s Dream in a Suitcase, an extraordinary story of our time, surfing on the geography of exile. a review by Michèle Sarde”

YŪKO TSUSHIMA, (2022) Woman Running in the Mountains. a review by Livi Michael

YŪKO TSUSHIMA, (2022) Woman Running in the Mountains, New York Review Books £14.99 trans Geraldine Harcourt, Introduction Lauren Groff. Woman Running in the Mountains; Yuko Tsushima (New York Review Books: 2022) This novel, first published in 1980, begins with a section called simply, Midsummer. On the first page, the central character, Takiko Odawa, is wokenContinue reading “YŪKO TSUSHIMA, (2022) Woman Running in the Mountains. a review by Livi Michael”