kjoannerixonDec 28, 20202 minPiranesi‘I was in a house with many rooms. The sea sweeps through the house. Sometimes it swept over me, but always I was saved.’ You know that...
kjoannerixonDec 10, 20202 minOn Earth We're Briefly GorgeousFive out of five stars, without reservation. ON EARTH WE'RE BRIEFLY GORGEOUS is amazing. Vuong's deft hand with narrative creates poetry...
kjoannerixonDec 8, 20202 minPrison Industrial Complex Abolition 101 WorkshopA revolutionary is primarily concerned with building. Of course that requires the destruction of what already exists, but if anyone is...
kjoannerixonDec 3, 20201 minFIYAH Literary Magazine #15Buying a subscription to FIYAH is basically the highlight of my 2020. The stories in this issue are all pretty strong, with a good...
kjoannerixonDec 1, 20202 minAsk the PassengersAsk the Passengers is, in some ways, a formulaic Lesbian YA: people get outed, people get girlfriends, people kiss people who aren't...
kjoannerixonNov 22, 20202 minLate WifeFinishing LATE WIFE I thought: this is ephemeral, I'll forget I ever read it almost immediately. But then I looked back at the pages I'd...
kjoannerixonNov 10, 20202 minThe Devil Is Here in These HillsGreen delivers a well-researched, thorough history of coal in West Virginia from 1877, when a railroad was built that provided access to...