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September Contributors
David Estringel
interview with author jd clapp
by David Estringel
“I am now in phase where I’m slowing down and trying to craft things that are a little more challenging for me.”
interview with writer alexei raymond
by David Estringel
“For my ideas, I try to remember the most unforgettable emotions or experiences life offered me and those around me. I then try to transmute those into literary artifacts.”
excerpts from ‘robinson crusoe maybe’
by Colin Gee
“I discovered that in the year 1661 or 2 there was no secret entrance to any enchanted underground lagoon upon the SE cindertop, and I should know because we spent several days up there rooting around, as Quaker Bill is my witness.”
the death of innocence: a book review of unica zurn’s dark spring
by Dylan Desmond
“…the death of innocence is ultimately the same outfit as coming of age. The body wearing either might appear different to the unexamined eye, but on closer inspection the two share the same material and craftsmanship. Truly, the only difference is in the lighting, which is outside the outfit altogether.”
i think; therefore, i am not: a book review of ‘thomas the obscure’
by Dylan Desmond
“Like a drop of water and coffee combining on a plate, Thomas understands he and Anne’s connection. “I was her tragic double.” Both aspects of being and non-being connecting as simultaneously living and dead instances the two shared a current of understanding in ignorance. Like the sun, using all its energy to make itself night.”
wrapped
by Michaela Brady
“…do not for a second believe any tool developed under capitalism can summarize your minute, magnificent time on Earth without seeking a piece of you in return.”
as for the future: a book review of ‘hour of the star’ by clarice lispetor
by Dylan Desmond
“At its core, the story is an existential conflict within the narrator. To take the meaning of that sentence as a microcosm, the story is about the human qualities of playing God.”
the uncanniness of altered spaces
by Dylan Desmond
“The uncanniness of our collective experiences is shared amongst us in literature and, here, in our altered spaces.”
review of ‘the fire within’ by chiara maxia
by Red, EIC of Alien Buddha Press
“…this chapbook is a slam dunk for The Opiate Books. It is sharp, strange, and deeply relatable. A spicy, barefoot page-turner that will sit comfortably on any poetry lover’s shelf.”
the surrealism highway: a review of steve gergley’s ‘the great atlantic highway’
by Hugh Blanton
“If Kafka passed a torch from his insurance company office, Gergley is bearing it now in a CVS breakroom with his own modern twists.”
the school of hard knocks: 14 suggestions for aspiring poets and writers
by Ron Whitehead
“1) Join a writing group. Outgrow it as soon as possible.”
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