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Review: 'plastic' by Matthew Rice
The night’s rhythm, rendered
Nov 10 • 
Neil Czeszejko
In Passing: Queer Works, Feb–Mar 2026
Brief encounters with what’s to come
Oct 28 • 
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
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
Review: 'All Them Dogs' by Djamel White
Loyalty is a fine line
Aug 27 • 
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
Review: 'Dogs' by C. Mallon
Tenderness caught between sharp bites
Jul 29 • 
Neil Czeszejko
Devour Me Tenderly: In the Hunger of 'The Carnivorous Lamb'
Nothing to confess
Jul 22 • 
Neil Czeszejko
Review: 'George Falls Through Time' by Ryan Collett
When time bruises flesh
Jul 16 • 
Neil Czeszejko
Review: 'If All the Stars Go Dark' by S. G. Prince
Not all gravity pulls from the outside
Jul 6 • 
Neil Czeszejko
Review: 'All of Us Murderers' by KJ Charles
Not everything that aches wants to be healed
Jun 22 • 
Neil Czeszejko
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