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It Comes Back to You
Blake was seven when he began to realize the world was bigger than the parts he knew about. His family lived in a suburban apartment complex carved from…
Mar 21
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Jeff Sykes
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February 2024
Promise unfulfilled: A critical look back at the death of Marcus Smith via 'I Ain't Resisting'
I found it quite impossible to review Ian McDowell’s book, I Ain’t Resisting, at the time of its release. Although I received an advanced copy, and…
Feb 16
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Jeff Sykes
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Promise unfulfilled: A critical look back at the death of Marcus Smith via 'I Ain't Resisting'
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Mariah
“She brought some complete stranger home from a club last night, and left him here when she went to work,” Carmen said with near fury. “I got up this…
Feb 8
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December 2023
Get out of my Face
A working woman watches as two men sort it out
Dec 29, 2023
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July 2023
The Hint of a Smile
Her fingers bunched up a part of my shirt, like she was in need of something to cling to. The sky approached a darker shade of blue overhead. The…
Jul 21, 2023
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Live for that look
I’m dancing on the chair again. My clothes are on this time. The groove has my feet moving and my spine tingling. I know Troy just called and asked me…
Jul 11, 2023
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May 2023
Death Wish on Acid
"It's all good dog!"
May 22, 2023
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Jeff Sykes
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David Joy examines Those We Thought We Knew
The author's fifth novel releases in August 2023
May 20, 2023
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Jeff Sykes
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With Intent to Sell and Smoke
It was the end for me but only the beginning for Number 4
May 17, 2023
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Reflecting on David Joy
A look back at the author's first four novels
May 5, 2023
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Jeff Sykes
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April 2023
A brief glimpse of inner struggle
Looking back at a practice that kept me alive
Apr 20, 2023
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Jeff Sykes
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January 2023
One Night on Coward Knob
Laurel’s face is next to my shoulder. I know she’s only one person but the fractals have started and I see several of her. Each one is outlined in black…
Jan 12, 2023
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