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SSR #9 of 15: The Fullness of Everything
The Fullness of Everything by Christopher Newgent, Tyler Gobble, and Brian Oliu Tiny Hardcore Press 128 pgs, $12 This may seem weird or incestuous of me to write an SSR for a book that is 2/3rd’s...
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SSR #10 of 15: Cataclysm Baby
Cataclysm Baby by Matt Bell Mud Luscious Press 105 pgs, $12 Twenty-six fathers, each the victim of his wayward child, of his own greed, of his own fury (when Icarus fell from the sky, he took Daedalus...
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SSR #11 of 15: People Are Tiny In Paintings of China
People are Tiny in Paintings of China By Cynthia Arrieu-King Octopus Books 88 pgs; $12 A view-master full of wonders of light, color, and circumstance- these poems uproot you and force you to see.
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SSR #12 of 15: Short Dark Oracles
Short Dark Oracles by Sara Levine Cake Train 118p, $8 This book is like that new girl you saw on campus years ago and still dream of- witty, fresh, and smarter than you.
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SSR #13 of 15: The Book of Freaks
The Book of Freaks by Jamie Iredell Future Tense Books 136p, $11 This is my type of encyclopedia- the kind that doesn’t heavily costume the humorless or strip the wacky into something mundane- equal...
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SSR #14 of 15: Sweet Nothing
Sweet Nothing by Nate Pritts Lowbrow Press 112p; $13 These poems are a collection of polaroids I would like to keep in my back pocket: the pulse of a ticking watch, an empty seat on a crowded morning...
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SSR #15 of 15: The Collected Works of Scott McClanahan Vol. 1
Before I get to my single sentence review, I would like to say a few things. First, doing this series of single-sentence reviews has been a joy, and hopefully our readers liked them too. Secondly,...
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SSR: For Out of the Heart Proceed by Jensen Beach
For Out of the Heart Proceed by Jensen Beach Dark Sky Books, 120 pages, $12 These stories are like a friend’s dad sitting down to talk to you and after a few minutes you realize he’s seen a lot more...
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Single-Sentence Review–Chicago Stories: 40 Dramatic Fictions by Michael...
Chicago Stories: 40 Dramatic Fictions by Michael Czyzniejewski Curbside Splendor $14.99 Here we get forty full-blast voices from Chicago personalities and icons, spitting their perspectives on what...
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SS Review: Poisonhorse by Brandi Wells
POISONHORSE by Brandi Wells Nephew, 34 pgs., August 2012, $10 A literary eruption, is that a thing, if that’s a thing, it just happened over here, out comes a saddened–>tortured love cry, a...
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SSR #1 of 15: TINA
We’re entering the final countdown to the Second Vouched Birthday Party here in Atlanta. You know what that means? A single-sentence review round-up of some of the new titles our Atlanta table has...
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SSR #2 of 15: I Was Not Even Born
I Was Not Even Born Wendy Xu & Nick Sturm Coconut Books $12 These poems are so big they span the 611.5 miles between Northampton, MA and Akron, OH and three months and pizza and lemonade and joy...
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SSR #3 of 15: Why We Never Talk About Sugar
Why We Never Talk About Sugar Aubrey Hirsch Braddock Ave. Books $16 Sixteen stories, deep and rich, take you through the mire of life gently, these are authentic accounts of humanity — full of...
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SSR #4 of 15: Fun Camp
Fun Camp Gabe Durham Publishing Genius 166p/$12.95 This book will stain your lips with barrels of bug juice, callous your fingers from failed archery attempts, and give you the crisp thrill of a...
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SSR #5 of 15: 48 Pornos
48 Pornos Tyler Gobble Safety Third Enterprises $7 Gobble’s impulsive and charming accounts of sexual encounters — both daydreams and feasible realities — will make you blush and laugh.
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SSR #6 of 15: Beauty Was The Case That They Gave Me
Beauty Was The Case That They Gave Me Mark Leidner Factory Hollow Press 94p / $12 Mark Leidner struggles with weakness; Mark Leidner struggles with strength; Mark Leidner will tell you about romance;...
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SSR #7 of 15: The Karaoke Singer’s Guide to Self-Defense
The Karaoke Singer’s Guide to Self-defense Tim Kinsella Featherproof Books 374p/$15 An estranged family gathers to endure loss: gather ’round the microphone and sing a sad song or two, work your way...
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SSR #8 of 15: Frequencies, Vol. 1
Frequencies Vol. 1 Bob Hicok, Molly Gaudry, & Phillip B. Williams music from Here We Go Magic, Outlands, and Sharon Von Etten Yes Yes Books 155p/ $18 Music and poetry! Poetry and music! Clap...
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Single-Sentence Review: The Youngest Butcher in Illinois
The Youngest Butcher in Illinois Robert Ostrom Yes Yes Books 76p/$16 Poetry that moves forward by the ellipsis of its lines; this book doesn’t end so much as walk through the void it opens.
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Single Sentence Review: The Way We Sleep
The Way We Sleep Edited by C. James Bye and Jessa Bye Curbside Splendor 220p/$14.95 Whether we are nestled or sprawled, heavily cushioned or atop a hardwood floor – these slumber stories occupy the...
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