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Review of Jordi Alonso’s “Honeyvoiced” (2014)
If you want to explore Sappho, sensual and lyrical poetics, or just classics/classical study, Honeyvoiced is where you need to be.
J.V. Sadler
2 days ago2 min read


Revisiting a Childhood Classic - "Charlotte’s Web" by E.B. White (1952)
Don't you ever wonder what bees and butterflies are gossiping about in spring? Or even what your pets whisper to each other about? White teaches us that if we just sit and listen, we could maybe find out.
J.V. Sadler
Feb 178 min read


Review of Kenya Moss-Dyme’s “Sick Xoxo” (2024)
Kenya Moss-Dyme's Sick Xoxo is truly a sick sight to behold (and that's a compliment!). These varied stories center on themes of romance, relationships, sex, and human desire. What happens when we go too far in love? Bastardize intimacy? Moss-Dyme explores the concept here in juicy and terrifying ways.
J.V. Sadler
Feb 102 min read


Review of Nicole Hiser's "This Generational Curse Ends With Me" (2023)
The precursor to Hiser's 2024 Lessons My Trauma Taught Me, This Generational Curse Ends With Me is a memoir spilling onto the page all that the author has fought through. For those who have faced familial abuse and dysfunction, Hiser's book says, "I see you," "I believe you."
J.V. Sadler
Jan 152 min read


Review of Nicole Hiser’s “Lessons My Trauma Taught Me” (2024)
"Lessons My Trauma Taught Me" by Nicole Hiser is a testimonial for any women who has survived. For those once traumatized little girls who are now women wanting to live, Hiser reminds to keep fighting back, keep following your dreams, and to learn from each other.
J.V. Sadler
Jan 42 min read


Review of Norman Riggs, Jr. "Lil of a Lot (and then some)" (2020)
Lil of a Lot (and then some) is a poetry collection releasing decades of Riggs's experiences, knowledge, and thoughts as a Black man enduring the United States. I describe this collection as a release due to the power and pang behind a lot of these pieces. I can feel Riggs letting it all go in his poetry.
J.V. Sadler
Dec 23, 20252 min read


Review of Ayrriel Hodge's "Journey Through My Journal" (2022)
"Journey Through My Journal" is exactly what its title suggests: a vulnerable, wild n' messy, and intentionally imperfect collection of poetry and prose-poems documenting Hodge's ponderings about life. This is Hodge's beginning form as a writer and it is a brave start.
J.V. Sadler
Dec 21, 20252 min read


Review of Joanne Godley's "doc.x" (2024)
From the first poem in "doc.x," Godley prepares us for a collection that is daring, revealing, and intensely vivid. The collection’s only downfall is that it is not a thousand pages longer.
J.V. Sadler
Dec 19, 20252 min read
Perseverance
Everything has been going well! A bit of rations and a couple of gulps of water a day have kept me going. The potatoes will take a week or so to grow and a few months to mature. I think I can eat an immature potato. Maybe? I know they won’t taste good but I don’t have months to wait. The only thing I have to do now is deal with the boredom. My time has been spent staring out at dark space or sleeping. Those and daydreaming. I daydream about going down in history as one of th
J.V. Sadler
Aug 14, 20243 min read
Hungry, Tired, and Hungry
Days. I’m sure I’ve been floating here for days. Every time I use my asteroid-hit thrusters, my Craft goes in circles. And when I send...
J.V. Sadler
Jul 28, 20243 min read
Earth, are you there?
I’m not quite sure how much time has passed. Maybe a day. I’m starving and I slept for just a few minutes at a time. I sent out a few...
J.V. Sadler
Jul 14, 20242 min read
Dit Dit Dit Dah Dah Dah Dit Dit Dit
Translating to English S.O.S. Hello? Is anyone receiving this? Please respond. This is Ethereal Chicago writing from the Menia Craft....
J.V. Sadler
Jun 28, 20243 min read
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