Melissa GrunowinThe CoilPsychosis & Obsession: On Forrest Roth’s ‘Gary Oldman Is a Building You Must Walk Through’An anonymous narrator hinges all his hope for future happiness on a script for a commercial that will feature actor Gary Oldman.Jul 31, 2019
Jen CorriganinThe CoilSpeculative 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.Apr 28, 20181
Jen CorriganinThe CoilRefusing 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.Apr 7, 2019Apr 7, 2019
Al KratzinThe CoilOn Kara Vernor’s ‘Because I Wanted to Write You a Pop Song’Vernor’s collection of flash and stories has a unique voice that makes you listen, grabs your attention, and makes you hold on.Dec 1, 2016Dec 1, 2016
Surmayi KhatanainThe CoilSearing Commentary on Society: On Chaya Bhuvaneswar’s ‘White Dancing Elephants’Bhuvaneswar’s stories explore the power dynamics of rape, assault, queer relationships, sexism, racism, and societal structures.Oct 15, 2018Oct 15, 2018
Melissa GrunowinThe CoilPsychosis & Obsession: On Forrest Roth’s ‘Gary Oldman Is a Building You Must Walk Through’An anonymous narrator hinges all his hope for future happiness on a script for a commercial that will feature actor Gary Oldman.Jul 31, 2019
Jen CorriganinThe CoilSpeculative 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.Apr 28, 20181
Jen CorriganinThe CoilRefusing 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.Apr 7, 2019
Al KratzinThe CoilOn Kara Vernor’s ‘Because I Wanted to Write You a Pop Song’Vernor’s collection of flash and stories has a unique voice that makes you listen, grabs your attention, and makes you hold on.Dec 1, 2016
Surmayi KhatanainThe CoilSearing Commentary on Society: On Chaya Bhuvaneswar’s ‘White Dancing Elephants’Bhuvaneswar’s stories explore the power dynamics of rape, assault, queer relationships, sexism, racism, and societal structures.Oct 15, 2018
Margaryta GolovchenkoinThe CoilDystopian Survival: On Paul Vermeersch’s ‘Self Defense for the Brave and Happy’Vermeersch’s collection of witty and darkly humorous dystopian poems is a survival guide for the future.Sep 7, 2018
Ed TatoinThe CoilVictory Vs. Bureaucracy: On ‘Churchill’s Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’Though interesting and sufficient, Milton’s nonfiction narrative doesn’t confer the suspense and danger of Churchill’s missions.Oct 7, 2018
Margaryta GolovchenkoinThe CoilOn Emily Voigt’s ‘The Dragon Behind the Glass’Voigt’s study on the popularity of the arowana fish is both autobiographical & historical, art & science coexisting with tenderness.Nov 30, 2016