[A version of this was published in the Mascara Literary Review earlier this month] While it was a mainstay of early 20th century writing, the

September 11th, 2020:   [This is an excerpt from a work in progress. More details can be found at this post: https://www.patreon.com/posts/35488916] The Queen of

The mid 20th century was a time of much promising Australian writing. While a lot of people from other countries can’t probably think of a

Book Review: The Hate Race, Maxine Benaba Clarke:   There is a question that those who are born out of multiple heritages and nationalities often

It is first and foremost a thrill when one picks up a novel, and immediately spots out immaculate language. It is like rubbing a plum

Crudeness, un-refinedness, unkemptness; what does it mean when literature represents characters not in a moral light, not necessarily even in an amoral light, but in

There are those vast forms that have informed the cultures of entire nations, but because they are cultures that are rarely discussed in the mainstream,

[This is an excerpt from a work in progress. More details can be found at this post: https://www.patreon.com/posts/35488916] A time of change, a time of

The seamlessness of borders, and the seamlessness of bodies; these are one in the same in the opening words of No friend But the Mountains.

The 20th century American short story is a gem of a form. Call it formulaic, call it of a certain type, but the best short