Fiction and poetry from the Great Lakes region
This essay is part of the Great Lakes Review’s Narrative Map project. When you find yourself approaching the vicinity of a popular national retailer such as Walgreens, and a pair of bulbs are blown on its massive red cursive letters so …
Michael Heaton sits down with Alissa Nutting, author of “Tampa.” An excerpt from the Fall 2013 issue. Michael Heaton: This book is pure filth. Yes or no? Alissa Nutting: Gauging the purity of filth strikes me as a difficult task. …
An excerpt from Fall 2013 issue by Dmitry Samarov I’ve never lived in a place where you couldn’t hear the neighbors moving around above your head or under your feet. I’ve never lived in a place with a lawn, nor …
An excerpt from the Spring 2013 issue by Carolyn Jack Most people who’ve written about Cleveland Public Theater over the last 30 or so years have undoubtedly used pens or typewriters or computers. But it might more appropriate to switch to seismographs, because …
This essay is part of the Great Lakes Review’s Narrative Map project. The sign greeting motorists says, “Welcome to Whitmore Lake,” set inside a Bob Ross painting of trees and water. I hear the 1973 township board meeting approving the sign. …
