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Bone Bent to Howl
Tidebone: Part Three
Oct 21 • 
Neil Czeszejko
When the Skin Hums: Take One
After Wuthering Heights
Oct 17 • 
Neil Czeszejko
Sand of Seeds Between His Teeth
Tidebone: Part Two
Oct 14 • 
Neil Czeszejko
Review: 'Jean' by Madeleine Dunnigan
A sensory study in rage, longing, and the peril of being seen too closely
Oct 9 • 
Neil Czeszejko
Breaking Three
When friendship finds its edge
Oct 7 • 
Neil Czeszejko
Into the Marrow
Tidebone: Part One
Oct 1 • 
Neil Czeszejko

September 2025

Review: 'Boy, with Accidental Dinosaur' by Ian McDonald
A fleeting collision of myth and desire
Sep 24 • 
Neil Czeszejko
Review: 'Eradication' by Jonathan Miles
A fable of control, and what lies beyond its reach
Sep 8 • 
Neil Czeszejko
The Language Trap: Writing Under Machine Suspicion
How chasing AI approval narrows both language and thought
Sep 4 • 
Neil Czeszejko

August 2025

Review: 'All Them Dogs' by Djamel White
Loyalty is a fine line
Aug 27 • 
Neil Czeszejko
Prestige: What Hunger Makes of Smoke
The delicate art of being desired
Aug 21 • 
Neil Czeszejko
Burning Reckless: Queer Fire in ‘The Lord Won’t Mind’
Quiet fires shape the architecture of lives in shadow
Aug 18 • 
Neil Czeszejko
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