The Cafe Irreal is a literary website that’s been online since 1988. The website was an effort to bring together examples of non-realist fiction from all over the world. After going strong online for 15 years, a sort of “greatest hits” was released in collaboration with Guide Dog Books. Keeping in line with the short […]
Book Review: CHERUB by David C. Hayes
April 23, 2014 by Leave a Comment
I first encountered David C Hayes in an online writing workshop I took last year. His stories for the workshop were fun to read, and when he was looking for reviewers his new novel Cherub, I jumped at the opportunity. A small town misfit gives birth to a giant baby so large that it breaks […]
Book Review: THE FINAL TRICK OF FUNNYMAN and OTHER STORIES by Bruce Taylor
April 16, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Like Andre Duza, Bruce Taylor, (a.k.a. Mr. Magical Realism), is an author who’s work I first came across in the Orange edition of the Bizarro Starter Kit. The Final Trick of Funnyman is Bruce’s first collection of short stories and includes the story that hooked me on Bruce’s writing: “The Breath Amidst the Stones” is a […]
Book Review: TECHNICOLOR TERRORISTS by Andre Duza
March 20, 2014 by 1 Comment
I was first introduced to Ande Duza‘s (NSFW) work in the Orange edition of the Bizarro Starter Kit. His contribution was a Roger Rabbit/Cool World-esque novella called “Don’t F(bleep)k with the Coloureds” about cartoons coming into the real world. Recently, I also read his collaboration with Wrath James White called Son of a Bitch, a […]
