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A Carnival of Atrocities – by Natalia García Freire, Translated from the Spanish by Victor Meadowcroft

Posted on April 1, 2025 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung)   Cocuán, a small town in Ecuador is doomed by a curse. Upon the death of Mildred Capa’s mother and the subsequent abandonment by her father, Mildred was intent on maintaining and working the farm. However, … Continue reading →

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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Shadowboxing With Bukowski – Darrell Kastin

Posted on November 10, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “The universe shrank daily around me, the bookstore itself was the center, the black hole, the very bottomless hell that would consume me in the end. ..the bookstore was insatiable, a structure of otherworldly forces. … Continue reading →

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Man of the Year – Caroline Louise Walker

Posted on June 11, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “The lovesick, the betrayed, and the jealous all smell alike.” -Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette Internist, Dr. Robert Hart was named Sag Harbor Citizen of the Year. Everyone seems to be jealous of him and his charismatic wife, Elizabeth. … Continue reading →

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The Moment of Everything – Shelly King

Posted on July 30, 2015 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “After working in software for a decade, I understood the bits and bytes of e-mail, Facebook posts, tweets, and texts, but dropping a piece of paper into a box and it appearing on the other side … Continue reading →

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