Writing and Publishing the Pacific: An Interview with Susan M. Schultz By K. E. Semmel In this issue of “Translator’s Cut,” we journey to a place we’ve never visited: Hawai’i and the literature of the Pacific. This has always been a fascinating area of the world...
A Reflection on Chinese and Asian American Representation in Sci-Fi and Fantasy By Jennifer Liu A re we neglecting Asian American writers in the U.S. in favor of translated Chinese science fiction? The recent global phenomenon that emerged from the success of Liu...
Issue 8 / Winter 2017 A n elderly lady remained secluded on her part of the island and never strayed far from her home that was built into the side of a large sand dune where sea oats met scrub oak at a limestone deposit. Her shelter was canopied with collapsed...
Review: Children of the Country by Abigail Shaffer Children of the Country Author: Abigail Shaffer Outpost19, 2016 ISBN: 1937402975 $16.00 For most of us, growing up is challenging. We struggle with our identities, our hopes and dreams. We navigate, with varying...
Issue 8 / Winter 2017 T he bearded man who stands at the corner of Garvey and Neptune Street is proclaiming the second coming of Big Deals at the mattress store. I find myself suddenly holding a flyer as I stumble past him. He’s wearing a sandwich sign shaped...
Review: The Insurrections by Rion Amilcar Scott The Insurrections: Stories Author: Rion Amilcar Scott The University Press of Kentucky, 2016 ISBN: 081316818X $24.95 The Insurrections is a collection of thirteen stories dealing with societal constructs and...
