Samantha Edmonds

Earthbound John was originally published in Day One, a weekly literary journal dedicated to short fiction and poetry from emerging writers, and so its prose exudes the polish one would expect from edited journal content. This tale’s purpose is clear from the outset, as are a series of authorial decisions made by Edmonds to reinforce that. The sense of alienation that comes from either being different, in hiding or both, and the folly of bending in attempts to meet expectation (without eventually breaking) resonates strongly. Read full review >>… (mehr)