Clarkesworld Review By: Patrick Johnson I suppose it’s only natural that the fantasy nerd in me enjoys speculative fiction. After all, it draws a lot of the good elements from a genre I love and usually doesn’t bring the hindrances with it. In particular, good speculative fiction is able to make unreal elements real and … Continue reading
Category Archives: Literary Blogs
Flash Fiction Review–“The Birthday” Mike McCormick
Flash Fiction Review– “The Birthday” Mike McCormick By: Alex Boyd Life is fast-paced nowadays. The majority of people don’t have time in their schedule to sit down and read fifty pages in order to get into a really great story. It might take some people three days to read that much. They might even have … Continue reading
Literary Readings
Jessica Pressman, “Electronic Literature: Literary Studies in/of the 21st-Century” Coe College February 21, 2013 4:00pm Kessler Lecture hall Sally Keith & Dan Quick– Thurs. Feb. 21, 2013 7:00 pm Poets Sally Keith and Dan Beachy-Quick will read from their work. Sally Keith’s most recent book is Fact of the Matter. Moving from the mundane to … Continue reading
Sir Salman Rushdie Reads at Coe College
Last week, Coe College students had the absolute joy of getting to hear Sir Salman Rushdie speak on our campus at the 10th Annual Contemporary Issues Forum. Best known for writing “The Satanic Verses” and “Midnight’s Children,” Sir Rushdie is also the winner of a Booker Prize for literature. His memoir “Joseph Anton” was published … Continue reading
Review of Ellie Kemper’s “How Aleksandr Knew What He Knew, and How I Knew That He Knew”
Fiction Is A Fun-House By: Christa Angelios, Coe College sophomore More often than not, the stories that perk my ears are the ones that defy all expectations – not in a completely random way, but in a way that makes sense to the story and reveals, in its juxtaposition, some universal truth. Okay, so maybe … Continue reading
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