My review is only for the story “The Catalog of Storms” by Fran Wilde.

Interesting as well as confusing, the writing in this story was beautiful but I wish I had understood it properly too. But I won’t deny that I truly felt the grief of the family on seeing their child fight the weather and give the ultimate sacrifice. ( )

I'm definitely on a poetry kick. There are some seriously wonderful poems published by Uncanny! I read all four and definitely recommend giving them all a chance. I do find there's not enough poetry these days. Which is such a shame. Poetry's so fantastic. #poetrystan

'Steeped in Stars' by Hal Y. Zhang was beautiful. Some great turns of phrase!

but the ghost
of the old stone wall still
streams your meteor shower

Read it for yourself here.

Jennifer Crow's 'Red Berries' was also wonderful.

Tell me what the winter whispered to you

Read it for yourself here.

Cassandra Khaw's 'A Letter from One Woman to Another' was fantastic. This one was probably my favourite from this collection! There's something very raw and brutal about it.

not love he proffers, but lies
by the dozen, semen-thick and
serpent-slick.

Read it for yourself here.

I also read 'The Watchword' by Sonya Taaffe.

a song must outlive its singer
or it dims bitter in a land of milk and honey

That line really struck me. I kept rereading it. Read the whole poem for yourself here. ( )

A Catalog of Storms, Fran Wilde ( )

This issue took on a decidedly dreamy, poetic tone that tilted toward surreal at times. My favorites included “A Catalog of Storms” by Fran Wilde, “The Duke of Riverside,” and really, all of the essays and poems. Each glowed with strength and wisdom. ( )