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Structural Risks: On Mona Houghton's 'Frottage & Even As We Speak'

In the wake of disasters, Houghton's novellas illustrate how to cope: accept that the world today is not how you left it yesterday.

7 min readJul 7, 2018

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Structural Risks: On Mona Houghton's 'Frottage & Even As We Speak'

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Laura Citino
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The Coil

The Only Woman You Can Truly Know: On Desiree Cooper's 'Know the Mother'

Cooper's stories of womanhood and motherhood touch on survival, defense, intergenerational wisdom, and what it means to be visible.

5 min readJul 3, 2018

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The Only Woman You Can Truly Know: On Desiree Cooper's 'Know the Mother'

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Laura Citino
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On Garth Greenwell’s ‘What Belongs to You’

Greenwell’s novel draws us into its world of shame and desire, love and invasion, and witnessing as a form of caring.

5 min readSep 23, 2017

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On Garth Greenwell’s ‘What Belongs to You’

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Laura Citino
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On Jeff Fearnside’s ‘Making Love While Levitating Three Feet in the Air’

Fearnside’s collection, while sometimes uneven, touches on the promise of flight for everyday people from their everyday lives.

6 min readAug 14, 2017

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On Jeff Fearnside’s ‘Making Love While Levitating Three Feet in the Air’

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Laura Citino
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On Randa Jarrar’s ‘Him, Me, Muhammad Ali’

Jarrar’s story collection is delightfully voice-driven and conversational, punctuated by sharp wisecracks and blunt puns.

5 min readJul 25, 2017

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On Randa Jarrar’s ‘Him, Me, Muhammad Ali’

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Laura Citino
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The Coil

On Ben Tanzer’s ‘Be Cool’

In Ben Tanzer’s humble memoir, living sincerely is the more dangerous thing, and truth sneaks up on us.

6 min readNov 10, 2016

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On Ben Tanzer’s ‘Be Cool’

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Laura Citino

Laura Citino

Writer, Michigander, standard nerd. Managing editor for @Sundoglit. Contains practical knowledge not generally available elsewhere. More at www.lauracitino.com

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