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Book Review: Blue Mistaken for Sky

2019 May 6 by pdh513

Blue Mistaken for Sky. By Andrea Hollander. (Autumn House Press, 2018, Pp. 86.) Reviewed by Terrell Tebbetts Marital betrayal discovered after decades of marriage brings trauma. When it breeds separation, divorce, the end of a decades-long career, the divvying up and selling of all the household goods that are now mere detritus, and a move across country to a new … [Read more...] about Book Review: Blue Mistaken for Sky

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Book Review: Troubler

2019 May 6 by pdh513

Review of Troubler. By Elijah Burrell. (Kelsay Books, 2018) Reviewed by Paulette Guerin Elijah Burrell’s first collection The Skin of the River tells of a boy’s coming-of-age in rural Missouri amid an eclectic mix of characters and adventures echoing those in The Odyssey. Burrell’s second collection Troubler revisits this landscape, this time with an … [Read more...] about Book Review: Troubler

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Music Review: Paranoid People

2019 May 6 by pdh513

Review of Paranoid People. By Creek Stink. (Eastwind Recording, 2018) Reviewed by Thomas Kersen The band Creek Stink has released their latest CD Paranoid People. Members of the band include Eric Bogwalker, who is the lead vocalist, guitar, drums, and harmonica. On the fiddle, slide guitar, tambourine, and vocals is PT Wesley. Carlos Ferrer plays the banjo, djembe, … [Read more...] about Music Review: Paranoid People

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Book Review: Mountain Feds: Arkansas Unionists and the Peace Society

2019 May 6 by pdh513

Mountain Feds: Arkansas Unionists and the Peace Society. By James J. Johnston. (Little Rock: Butler Center Books, 2018)  Reviewed by Jason McCollom It makes sense to study Unionist sentiment in Arkansas during the Civil War. Not only did the state produce a significant contingent of Union troops, its mountainous northern Ozarks region harbored large numbers opposed to … [Read more...] about Book Review: Mountain Feds: Arkansas Unionists and the Peace Society

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