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That spring, the wildflower bloom was the biggest in seven years. The Hollywood Hills turned green, soaking up unexpected rain. The mood in Los Angeles was good. If there were climate change and smog and drinking water ...

Superbloom by Maggie Weng

Fiction, LAR Online

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Excerpt from “Yoshka” by Cristian Fulaş Translated from the Romanian by Jozefina Komporaly ‘The body knows an awful lot more.’ Gheorghe Crăciun ‘Tomorrow is the shadow and the encounter ...

Excerpt from “Yoshka” Translated by Jozefina Komporaly

LAR Online, Translations

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Matthew Burnside is the author of Wiki of Infinite Sorrows and Postludes, both from KERNPUNKT press. He teaches at Hollins University. 10 April ...

rockinghorse daydream called yes by Matthew Burnside

LAR Online, Poetry

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I. Constitution When I was ten, when we were happy, still a family all together on Glenn Road, I began a plastic model of the USS Constitution on my little desk. The hull rose from the keel; masts were erected; the ...

Mending What’s Broken by David Sapp

LAR Online, Nonfiction

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Sinkhole: A Legacy of Suicide by  Juliet Patterson Milkweed Editions September 2022 ISBN: 978-1571311764 Curing Season: Artifacts  by Kristine Langley Mahler University of West ...

Paired Book Review by Juliet Patterson & Kristine Langley Mahler

Book Reviews, LAR Online

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In the end, Houston will launch us into outer spaceonce more.  We’ll peer at what they call the little blue engine — They’ll call it EARTH or a FAILURE in the distant future.They’ll tell us the story of ...

Lone Star by Sebastián H. Páramo

LAR Online, Poetry

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Diaspora Café: D.C. Anthology edited by Jeffrey Banks and Maritza Rivera Reviewed by: Guesnerth Josué Perea Publisher:  Day Eight Books Date Published: August 1, 2022 Length: 66 Pages ISBN: ...

Diaspora Café: D.C. Reviewed by Guesnerth Josué Perea

Book Reviews, LAR Online

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The boys in the madrasa have never touched the hands of any woman, except for their mothers or sisters. They invite Alef to play a game with them, led by seventeen-year-old Qaf, who wants to be the first to touch ...

Heaven by Mir Arif

Fiction, LAR Online

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Ma Yan was born in Chengdu, China in 1979. A prolific writer and active member of the Beijing literary scene, she self-published two poetry collections and helped organize literary events including the ...

Give by Ma Yan Translated by Winnie Zeng

LAR Online, Translations

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