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1. Two Chapbooks.

Author

Moran, Ronald

Subjects
FICTION
Abstract

Reviews two books. "I Dream My Brother Plays Baseball," by Lisa L. Siedlarz; "Stepping on Air," by Nancy Dew Taylor.

Published
2010

2. History, Poetry, and Genre-Stretching.

Author

Casey, Helen Marie

Subjects
NARRATIVE poetry, FICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book "A is for Anne: Mistress Hutchinson Disturbs the Commonwealth," by Penelope Scambly Schott.

Published
2008

4. "There Is No Waste."

Author

Million, Adam

Subjects
POETRY (Literary form), FICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book "The Surface of Things," by Phoebe Davidson.

Published
2010

5. God in the Details.

Author

Sampson, Dennis

Subjects
FICTION
Abstract

Reviews three books. "From Whence," by Michael Chitwood; "Escaping the House of Certainty," by Susan Ludvigson; "Floating City," by Anne Pierson Wiese.

Published
2008

7. POSTCARDS IN SHORT FICTION: THE SPIN RACK OF POSSIBILITIES.

Author

DeGhett, Stephanie Coyne

Subjects
POSTCARDS, FICTION, STORYTELLING, AESTHETICS, PICTURES
Abstract

An essay is presented, which discusses the role of postcards in short fiction. Topics discussed include adoption of storytelling strategies through postcards, understanding the grammar and aesthetics of postcard language, and depiction of various themes in postcard through images. It informs that postcard carries a clue of story.

Published
2015

8. Humor in Unlikely Places.

Author

Cooper, Michele F. and Glantz, Lee

Subjects
FICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book "Pleasant Drugs, Stories by Kathryn Kulpa," by Kathryn Kulpa.

Published
2007

9. THE DEATHLY CONFORMITY OF IRISH WOMEN: NOVELS BY MARY O'DONNELL AND SUSAN KNIGHT.

Author

Shumaker, Jeanette

Subjects
FICTION, WOMEN, INFERTILITY, HUMAN fertility, GAY people
Abstract

An essay is presented that analyzes novels by Mary O'Donnell and Susan Knight that deal with Irish women's conformity as an obstacle to their growth. It discusses peer pressure and dilemma facing women to bear a child, the stigma of sterility and the shift from the conventional mother and wife to a career woman in "The Lightmakers." It examines th taboo against relationships between older women and younger men in "Virgin and the Boy" and prejudices against homosexuals in "Grimaldi's Garden."

Published
2013

10. Empire and Order in "The Regiment" Series by C. L. Skelton.

Author

Brosman, Catharine Savage

Subjects
CRITICISM, ESSAYS, HISTORICAL fiction, WAR & literature, IMPERIALISM, FICTION
Abstract

Presented is literary criticism is presented of the trilogy collectively titled "The Regiment"by C. L. Skelton, consisting of "The Maclarens," "Sweethearts and Wives" and "Beloved Soldier." It describes the scope of the historic novels which focus on the adventures of Scottish troops in the British Army in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Authorship of the novels and their inspiration is also discussed.

Published
2009

13. Chapbook Histories.

Author

Chapman, Wayne K.

Subjects
FICTION
Abstract

Reviews two books. "Signals," by Ed Madden; "The Batteries," by G. C. Waldrep.

Published
2007

17. The Point Is to Persist.

Author

Brenna, Duff

Subjects
FICTION, NONFICTION
Abstract

Reviews two books by Thomas E. Kennedy. "Falling Sideways"; "Last Night My Bed a Boat of Whiskey Going Down."

Published
2011

19. A Chapbook Prize-Winning Poet.

Author

Chapman, Wayne

Subjects
FICTION
Abstract

Reviews two books by Rebecca Foust. "Dark Card"; "Mom's Canoe."

Published
2010

20. From Bombay to Mumbai.

Author

Bushnell, Cameron

Subjects
URBAN life, FICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book "Breathless in Bombay," by Murzban Shroff.

Published
2009

21. What Good Poets Do.

Author

Brenna, Duff

Subjects
POETRY (Literary form), FICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book "The Steel Veil," by Jack Marshall.

Published
2009

22. Working Through Pain.

Author

Young, Art

Subjects
POETRY (Literary form), FICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book "Green Bodies," by Rosemary Winslow.

Published
2008

23. Worth Every Minute.

Author

Davidson, Phebe

Subjects
FICTION
Abstract

Reviews two books by Keith Flynn. "The Golden Ratio"; "The Rhythm Method, Razzmatazz, and Memory, How to Make Your Poetry Swing."

Published
2008

24. A Consummation.

Author

Shivani, Anis

Subjects
FICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book "On Chesil Beach," by Ian McEwan.

Published
2008

25. Softening the Blows.

Author

Cooper, Michele E. and Glantz, Lee

Subjects
FICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book "Pleasant Drug: Stories," by Kathryn Kulpa.

Published
2008

26. Metafiction in the Italianate Novel.

Author

Prampolini, Gaetano

Subjects
21ST century literature, FICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book "The Etruscan," by Linda Lappin.

Published
2007

27. Puckering on Life's Lemons.

Author

Chapman, Charis

Subjects
FICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book "Castle in the Gloom," by Paul Ruffin.

Published
2007

28. Books Talking to Each Other.

Author

Fiander, Lisa M.

Subjects
FICTION
Abstract

Reviews two books. "Armadillo," by William Boyd; "Fight Club," by Chuck Palahniuk.

Published
2007

32. The Mystery of Lives.

Author

Hawley, Brad K.

Subjects
FICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book "Hart's Grove: Stories," by Dennis McFadden.

Published
2011

33. Chewing Infinite Food for Thought.

Author

Brenna, Duff

Subjects
AMERICAN fiction, FICTION
Abstract

The article reviews the book "The Consequence of Skating" by Steven Gillis.

Published
2011

34. Out of the Frying Pan.

Author

Chapman, Charis

Subjects
FICTION
Abstract

Reviews two books by Roddy Doyle. "The Woman Who Walked into Doors"; "Paula Spencer: A Novel."

Published
2010

35. Military and Other Fiction.

Author

Hawley, Brad K.

Subjects
MILITARY personnel in literature, FICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book "Last Known Position," by James Mathews.

Published
2009

36. Moonlight in South Carolina.

Author

Crooker, Barbara

Subjects
POETRY (Literary form), FICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book "Fat Moon Rising," by Phebe Davidson.

Published
2009

37. Flashes of Brilliance.

Author

Stansell, Elizabeth

Subjects
POETRY (Literary form), FICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book "Battles and Lullabies," by Richard Michelson.

Published
2008

38. Cleverly and Cunningly Created.

Author

Moran, Ronald

Subjects
AMERICAN poetry, FICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book "Wolf Heart," by Karon Luddy.

Published
2008

39. "They Come Rare."

Author

Luddy, Karon

Subjects
AMERICAN poetry, POETRY (Literary form), FICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book "The Blurring of Time," by Ronald Moran.

Published
2008

40. Rich, Deep Ground.

Author

Peters, Carol

Subjects
POETRY (Literary form), FICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book "Driving through the Country before You Are Born," by Ray McManus.

Published
2007

43. A Belle of the South.

Author

Russell, Ann Ratliff

Subjects
FICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book "The Free Flag of Cuba: The Lost Novel of Lucy Holcombe Pickens," edited by Orville Vernon Burton and Georganne B. Burton.

Published
2009