April 7th, 12:10 am.
Diversity and the Gatekeepers – Editor’s Pick
There are others in our politics who think it’s a fairly routine matter to threaten those with whom they disagree with death. Most people would oppose that point of view. But still, there are some communities of people (hopefully small) who think it’s a fine idea that death threats are made.
Dead in Long Beach, California by Venita Blackburn
Coral grew up as a closeted lesbian, but if you ask me, she’s none too secure as an adult either. She's now older than her niece’s mother, Naima, was at her death. At the end of the novel, Coral is visited by four ghosts while at a drive-through takeout window, and by then, you’re not surprised but rather feel fulfilled by this most classic of all classical tropes.
August Blue by Deborah Levy
A perfect summer read: We are introduced to a woman on holiday in Athens who will soon be off to the Greek island of Paros. A character “finding herself” on such a glamorous vacation is a familiar trope. But Levy does not disappoint. Her plot line veers off immediately into surreal territory.
The Canon of Diversity – A Flash Fiction Essay
We’re not on steady ground all the time, nor should we be.
Pilfered in Flash Fiction
If I were a retail store...