Reviews
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Originally read and reviewed beginning of June, 2026 This graphic novel is the autobiographical story of George Takei’s childhood in the Japanese internment camps of World War II. It discusses, with simple yet evocative illustrations, the journey Takei’s family went through, and the broader story of the internment camps’ inception, development, and eventual disbandment. Also…
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Anthologies can be tricky. On the one hand, they’re an excellent guarantee of variety along a theme. On the other hand, you can’t count on every story being one that will resonate. I’ve read anthologies where literally every single tale included was an absolute banger, and I’ve read others where I was, for the most…
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We’re working backwards through reviews I’ve written over the past year and change. This review was written 29 May, 2026. I just finished reading The Bone People this evening. Since then I’ve had a shower and enjoyed an ice cream sundae, all while turning it over in my mind. The story lingers, and invites consideration.…
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I first read Braiding Sweetgrass as part of the assigned reading in my Creative Writing MFA program at Queens University of Charlotte, though I had heard about the book and been wanting to read it for some time before that. Still, I didn’t expect to encounter it in a Fiction course – the book is…
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It’s no secret that I love horror. It may well be my favorite genre, to watch or read or play. Horror movies are particularly fun for me, and my favorite of these is Hellraiser. It has been ever since I watched it many years ago at Cthulhu-con in Portland, Oregon. The con took place in…
