This short article, written by a clinical psychologist who works principally with child trauma, appeared in the very first issue of the literary journal Vastarien in 2018. It is a moving and beautifully insightful window into the minds of shattered, suicidal children, and how to allow people forged in these conditions to exist with as... Continue Reading →
[Review of] Thomas Ligotti, Teatro Grottesco (Collection)
I initially read Ligotti's works in order of their publication, thereby observing his evolution as an author (but have since re-read all of his stories multiple times, such is their allure). After reading his earlier three collections, Songs of a Dead Dreamer, Grimscribe, and Noctuary, I couldn’t fathom how it could get any better, but... Continue Reading →