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The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante

by Abigail Lee Motherhood is a minefield in The Lost Daughter, Elena Ferrante’s 2006 novel originally written in Italian. The book was adapted into a Netflix movie in late 2021, which has brought a new wave of readers to the story. Ferrante has perfected how to explore the friction between the self and social convention, and The Lost Daughter feels like a perfect distillation of the second-wave feminist themes that populate her many works.  The Read more…

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Flash Fiction Winner: Shapes of Warmth ⚡️

by TJ O’Shea The dead of winter is a misnomer. Winter’s solstice is very much alive—its lungs expel frosty breaths, snowy fractals nourish dormant soil, and the blinding sun shimmers along frozen rivers. Winter insulates the holiday season like a womb. All the roasts, presents, midnight kisses, giving thanks and saying prayers, lighting candles and singing songs, we cram into the season until it bursts with cheer. Warmth is a place, and it’s New York Read more…

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Flash Fiction Runner-Up: First Frost ⚡️

by Abby Crofton The clearing came into view and she started running. Feet slid along the frosted ground but she hardly noticed, feeling light enough to fly. The rope tethering her to the donkey fell out of her outstretched hand, reaching toward the figure standing in the middle of the circle of trees.  After a year, she finally embraced her love again. They rocked in each other’s arms, cheeks made warm as they pressed together. Read more…

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Some Girls Do by Jennifer Dugan

Let’s just admit it—high school was hell. And if it wasn’t, I’m so happy for you. But for most of us, high school was a confusing time because we were trying to figure out who we were. And this novel definitely takes you back to that time.  Yet it isn’t some blast from the past. Despite how advanced the human race has become, we still face intolerance, bigotry, and suppression of self. And this book Read more…

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Interview with Adelle Young

by Anna Chalmers Yeung has always been a storyteller in some capacity, whether it was through theatre, animation, voice work, or other creative projects. Like the majority of us lucky people in the thick of a global pandemic, fantasy novelist Adelle Yeung is stuck in some sort of limbo.  “I am represented by a literary agent now, so I have some know-how on what the process to traditional publication is like, even if I don’t Read more…

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