Jake Casella Brookins

Appalachian in the big city. Bookseller, specialty coffee pro, SF scholar.

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A Failure of Overmining in “The Caretaker”
Alternating Realities in “Self-Portrait with Nothing”
Fantastic Textures in “The Spear Cuts Through Water”
Apocalyptic Slapstick in “Venomous Lumpsucker”
Grappling with the Obvious in Mat Johnson’s “Invisible Things”
We All Have a Hunger in “You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty”
Cold Iron and Piercing Beauty in “Spear”
Hope Without a Plan in “Last Exit”
Imperfect Speakers: the Meta-Mysteries of “Devil House”
The Power of Silliness in Even Greater Mistakes