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I may have received the next issue of Ploughshares before finishing this one. Whoops...Some notable favorites from this issue:Helicopters and Gypsy MothsProbably my favorite of the bunch—I read it almost two weeks ago now, and it's stuck with me. A girl who's forced to spend a summer with her uncle in a science lab, which is completely boring at first (moths? He studies moths?). But there's more to learn than simply the mating ritual of moths.HomeplaceWinner of the emerging writer's contest in n...
Yet another fine staff-edited issue. Stunning.The poetry was terse, clear, varied and arresting overall. Especially taken by Kien Lam (Anagram At A Pool Hall), JT Ledbetter (Tomorrow Will Be Fine), William Logan (Iowa, Redux), Jacques Rancourt (Wild Through The Sea), Julie Sheehan (Pilot Whale), and Monica Wendel (Mermaid Parade).All the emerging writers - Emily Strasser, Lucy Tan and Emily Jungmin Yoon - are remarkable.Loved Lisa Fetchko's Look2 essay on Felisberto Hernandez.And the fiction is
I loved the language and imagery in the story "Ghost" by Meng Jin.
So after a month of reading Dune, it took me about 24 hours to completely devour my newest Ploughshares volume. So many great stories in this one, so I'll just hit some highlights.Collectors by Joan Murray - a woman gets roped into an art selling scheme and realizes she's both been duped, and used as a prop to help dupe others. Best quote: "He was close to my age - in his late forties - which always seems older when it's someone else." Bajadas by Francisco Cantu - a really great look at new recr...