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Inevitably Toxic

by Rebecca Foster

Most of the ten essays collected in "Inevitably Toxic" are based on papers presented at Claremont College’s “Contested Expertise, Toxic Environments” workshop in Fall 2015. Reading them is like attending an academic conference and... Read More

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Hard Cider

by Meg Nola

In Barbara Stark-Nemon’s "Hard Cider", a midlife desire to pursue a dream comes to literal fruition—but not without persistence, resistance, and research. Abbie Rose Stone is a wife of thirty years, a mother, and a true lover of the... Read More

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How the Light Gets In

by Hannah Hohman

Wyatt’s world is literally falling apart in "How the Light Gets In", an engrossing yet subtly profound story about a teenager consumed by misery—until he leaves reality. Wyatt is fairly certain that he was once normal, but he can’t... Read More

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The Book of Dog

by Nancy Powell

Lark Benobi unabashedly takes on modern politics in all its bestial madness in "The Book of Dog", celebrating the joys of womanhood, diversity, and the wonders of nature. The apocalypse arrives in California via a yellow puffball... Read More

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