Review: This Darkness Got to Give by Dave Housley (reviewed by Joseph Crespo)
In a way that may be reminiscent of the loving spirit one would bring to a Dead show, Housley treats every character as an emotional being.
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Flash Fiction: Saint Florian’s Sanctuary by Brianne M. Kohl
You’re talking too much. Girls always talk too much. It’s why I never win the game.
Review: The Third Hotel by Laura van den Berg (reviewed by John Kazanjian)
The structure of the novel is a daring one. The narrative makes bold choices at the outset.
Fiction: The Hill by Laura Huey Chamberlain
Even then she was never a runner, so now here she is, running up this hill in an ugly raincoat toward a line of yipping boys who are just now cresting the peak
Small Gestures: An Interview with Sherrie Flick (by Curtis Smith)
The tiniest detail is part of the bigger structure and goals for the story, always.
Review: The Best Small Fictions 2018 (reviewed by Kristen M. Ploetz)
It is a great book to keep on a nightstand or in your commuter bag, used as a palate cleanser between longer reads or as a guide to discover new-to-you writers.
We Are Seeking Fiction Editors!
jmww is growing, and we’re looking to add a fiction editor to our roster. Editors will be responsible for reading, voting, writing brief feedback, and interacting with other jmww editors regarding […]
Review: The Natashas by Yelena Moskovich (reviewed by Sean L. Corbin)
Imagine Mulholland Drive focused on the youth of Paris, with striking, believable dialogue and scenes and backgrounds that paint a beautiful, if perplexing, picture.
The Hunt: An Interview with Robert Scotellaro (by Curtis Smith)
What was most exhilarating for me, editing this book, was “the hunt,” discovering a new author or story that took me to a fresh place.
Flash Fiction: The Mermaids by Margaret Emma Brandl
We waded to the lake in skirts and filled our best bone china—the water like a covenant, the taste like sugared silver.
