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Brian Beglin

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Brian Beglin's short stories, book reviews, and interviews appear in a variety of journals. You can find him online at www.brianbeglin.com.
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Less Is More

  • Brian Beglin
  • August 16, 2010
The stories in Mary Hamilton’s very, very short collection are vivid, surreal, experimental, funny, and emotionally devastating.
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The Duke of Discomfort

  • Brian Beglin
  • May 27, 2010
David Means’s fictional worlds are ominous, pre-apocalyptic, the hiss after a match is struck but before it ignites.
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Stirring Coffee with a Feather

  • Brian Beglin
  • January 27, 2010
Margo Berdeshevsky’s work straddles the line between fiction and poetry. Her characters grieve, dream, punish themselves, and try to find harmony between who they are and who they might still…
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Refresh, Refresh

  • Brian Beglin
  • November 30, 2009
A new graphic novel translates Benjamin Percy’s short story about children of the Iraq war into brilliant color.
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The Camera Never Lies

  • Brian Beglin
  • May 23, 2009
In Steve Amick’s new novel, desire is most effectively stoked by what you can’t see.
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