A Breeze is a Whirling Dream/The Guitar, a poem…
I waft into the backyard at 5 o’clock where a blind psychic senses me before I sense myself Her face pickles, her ire stinks …
Continue ReadingBook Review: Demon Copperhead, by Barbara Kingsolver
If Mary Karr and Charles Dickens had a baby in Appalachia, it would be Demon Copperhead, the latest novel by Barbara Kingsolver. It’s so good, …
Continue ReadingBattle of the Bands, a poem….
Battle of the Bands, Coachella Review, Dec. 2022 (Buddhism with a Motown twist meets the Ukraine war) http://thecoachellareview.com/2022/12/02/battle-of-the-bands-by-mike-wilson/
Continue ReadingBook Review – Small Things Like These, by Claire Keegan
Small Things Like These is a novella-length story by Irish writer Claire Keegan that, ultimately, is about the Magdalen laundries, run and financed by the …
Continue ReadingWhy the Lone Ranger Wears a Mask, a poem…
Book Review – Olga Dies Dreaming, by Xochitl Gonzalez
Olga Dies Dreaming is a novel by Xochitl Gonzalez that takes its title from Pedro Peito’s poem Puerto Rican Obituary in which, in the words …
Continue ReadingThe Merlot Sea, a poem….
The Big D, a poem….
Book Review – Fiona and Jane, by Jean Chen Ho
Fiona and Jane is a debut collection of short stories by Jean Chen Ho. The title characters are Taiwanese with different backgrounds growing up in …
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