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Grim Exaggeration
In A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens uses grim tone and wild dramatization to foreshadow Scrooge's fate.
Jan 7
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Casey Houser
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December 2024
What It Takes to Save a Life
In “Igifu,” Scholastique Mukasonga congregates an entire village to save a young girl.
Dec 3, 2024
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Casey Houser
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November 2024
An Author and Character's Power
In The Taiga Syndrome, author Cristina Rivera Garza and the strange businessman envelope the reader.
Nov 26, 2024
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Casey Houser
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A Feature; Not a Bug
In Runtime, S.B. Divya has a competitor's name represent the state of the world.
Nov 19, 2024
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Casey Houser
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Whisked Away, Into Hope
In “Nip,” Puloma Ghosh accelerates time, heightening hope and concern for her characters.
Nov 5, 2024
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Casey Houser
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October 2024
Every Moment Sharp, Explosive
In The Monster of Elendhaven, Jennifer Giesbrecht loads every moment with explosive shrapnel.
Oct 29, 2024
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Casey Houser
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As Much Time as Needed
In Safer, Sean Doolittle upends the Thriller genre with conversations that take as much space as they require.
Oct 8, 2024
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Casey Houser
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September 2024
Fearing as Him; Laughing as Him
Charles Johnson writes MIddle Passage to let you live in all moments, full and uncompromising, as your narrator.
Sep 24, 2024
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Casey Houser
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A Then, Now, Next Beginning
Scott Sigler, in “Complex God,” starts the journey with a reflection of past, glow of present, and wish of future.
Sep 17, 2024
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Casey Houser
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July 2024
Seeing the Undertow
In Snowdrops, A.D. Miller compares modern-day Russia to the machinations of a serpent.
Jul 2, 2024
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Casey Houser
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June 2024
To View From All Sides
In “Segovia,” Billy O’Callaghan develops clarity of scene and character through an opaque lens.
Jun 18, 2024
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Casey Houser
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Chaos Interrupts Metronome
In “‘Repent, Harlequin!’ Said the Ticktockman,” Harlan Ellison builds randomness into his structured world.
Jun 4, 2024
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