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Published in Gay Mag

·Jun 18, 2019

The Foot Fetish Prospect

On the romance of feet — When I was a baby, I was caught in my mother’s ribs. That was how she explained my deformed legs to me. “There wasn’t enough room in my belly for you,” she told me while I knelt in front of the coffee table in the crappy duplex and scribbled in…

Pleasure

5 min read

The Foot Fetish Prospect
The Foot Fetish Prospect
Pleasure

5 min read


Published in The Coil

·Apr 7, 2019

Refusing to Solve a Solvable Problem: On Tom McAllister’s ‘How to Be Safe’

McAllister’s commentary on our current political climate provides unflinching insights into the epidemic of American gun violence.

Guns

7 min read

Refusing to Solve a Solvable Problem: On Tom McAllister’s ‘How to Be Safe’
Refusing to Solve a Solvable Problem: On Tom McAllister’s ‘How to Be Safe’
Guns

7 min read


Published in The Coil

·Jan 8, 2019

Trauma, Patriarchy, & Survival: On Sophie Mackintosh’s ‘The Water Cure’

Mackintosh’s skill at depicting how family relationships shift under years of trauma is dynamic and compelling.

The Volt

6 min read

Trauma, Patriarchy, & Survival: On Sophie Mackintosh’s ‘The Water Cure’
Trauma, Patriarchy, & Survival: On Sophie Mackintosh’s ‘The Water Cure’
The Volt

6 min read


Published in The Coil

·Jan 4, 2019

Fierce Sexual Fairytale: On Maryse Meijer’s ‘Northwood’

Meijer’s investigative hybrid fairytale utilizes space, color, shape, and contrast to examine the light and dark of sexual love.

The Volt

7 min read

Fierce Sexual Fairytale: On Maryse Meijer’s ‘Northwood’
Fierce Sexual Fairytale: On Maryse Meijer’s ‘Northwood’
The Volt

7 min read


Published in The Coil

·Sep 23, 2018

Illness as Narrative: On Sarah Fawn Montgomery’s ‘Quite Mad’

Montgomery’s memoir is an inquiry into what it is like to struggle and thrive with mental illness in modern America.

Mental Health

8 min read

Illness as Narrative: On Sarah Fawn Montgomery’s ‘Quite Mad’
Illness as Narrative: On Sarah Fawn Montgomery’s ‘Quite Mad’
Mental Health

8 min read


Published in The Coil

·Jun 12, 2018

Darkness & Light: On Lee Martin’s ‘The Mutual UFO Network’

Martin's story collection explores the multitude of ways that people and relationships evolve, break, collapse, and blossom.

Short Stories

7 min read

Darkness & Light: On Lee Martin's 'The Mutual UFO Network'
Darkness & Light: On Lee Martin's 'The Mutual UFO Network'
Short Stories

7 min read


Published in The Coil

·May 16, 2018

Lyrical Flash: On Dana Diehl’s ‘Our Dreams Might Align’

Diehl’s collection gives unique ideas, vibrant images, and a lyrical style to short concentrated narratives. Dana Diehl Short Stories | 134 Pages | 5.2” x 8” | Reviewed: Electronic ARC 978–1999974107 | Revised and Expanded Edition | $9.99 Splice | Birmingham, England | BUY HERE

The Volt

7 min read

Lyrical Flash: On Dana Diehl’s ‘Our Dreams Might Align’
Lyrical Flash: On Dana Diehl’s ‘Our Dreams Might Align’
The Volt

7 min read


Published in The Coil

·Apr 28, 2018

Speculative Feminism: On Carmen Maria Machado’s ‘Her Body and Other Parties’

Machado’s collection is a genre-bending blend of sci-fi, literary fiction, folklore, ghost stories, and contemporary media. Carmen Maria Machado Stories | 248 Pages | 5.6” x 8.2” | Reviewed: Paperback 978–1555977887 | First Edition | $16.00 Graywolf Press | Minneapolis | BUY HERE

The Volt

9 min read

Speculative Feminism: On Carmen Maria Machado’s ‘Her Body and Other Parties’
Speculative Feminism: On Carmen Maria Machado’s ‘Her Body and Other Parties’
The Volt

9 min read


Published in The Coil

·Apr 11, 2018

Boundaries of Desire: On Elle Nash’s ‘Animals Eat Each Other’

Nash’s short novel is electric, sensual, and brutally human, and explores the boundaries of sexual desire. Elle Nash Novel | 128 Pages | 5.8” x 8.8” | Reviewed: Electronic ARC 978–1–938604–43–0 | First Edition | $16.95 Dzanc Books | Ann Arbor | BUY HERE

The Volt

7 min read

Boundaries of Desire: On Elle Nash’s ‘Animals Eat Each Other’
Boundaries of Desire: On Elle Nash’s ‘Animals Eat Each Other’
The Volt

7 min read


Published in The Coil

·Mar 31, 2018

On Rion Amilcar Scott’s ‘Insurrections’

Scott’s versatile, innovative story collection demonstrates his range with traditional & experimental pieces that defy typical structure. Rion Amilcar Scott Stories | 208 Pages | 6” x 9” | Reviewed: Paperback 978–0–8131–7440–2 | First Paperback Edition | $19.95 University Press of Kentucky | Lexington | BUY HERE

Black

6 min read

On Rion Amilcar Scott’s ‘Insurrections’
On Rion Amilcar Scott’s ‘Insurrections’
Black

6 min read

Jen Corrigan

Jen Corrigan

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Jen Corrigan is a prose writer. She writes book reviews for The Coil.

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