October Read of the Month: “Second Blooming,” edited by Susan Cushman
October 1, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Reviewed by Robert Kostuck “I was given a second chance, as were others in this anthology. Some of their lives were changed by trauma, some by incarceration, some by the loss of a loved one, some by marriages gone wrong or by new careers gone right.” —Susan Cushman “The explorer who will not come back […]
“Bead by Bead,” by Suzanne Henley
June 9, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Reviewed by Susan Cushman In 2013 I was in a life-threatening car wreck. I broke my neck, right leg, and ankle, and was stuck in my house for the first few months of my recovery. One day Suzanne Henley came to see me and brought me a beautiful necklace she had made from exotic beads […]
“Friends of the Library,” by Susan Cushman
June 25, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Reviewed by Niles Reddick A few months ago, I got an email from Susan Cushman asking if I would endorse her newest book project, a collection of stories titled Friends of the Library. As usual, I immediately agreed and didn’t regret that decision. I have known Susan for several years through a Southern authors blog […]
“Reading the Coffee Grounds and Other Stories,” by Niles Reddick
August 30, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Reviewed by Susan Cushman As I review Pulitzer-nominee Niles Reddick’s latest short story collection, Reading the Coffee Grounds and Other Stories, I am also taking a stab at working in this genre for the first time myself. As a novelist, memoirist, essayist, and anthology editor, I’m new to writing short stories. I’m in awe of […]