THE BOOK OF KANE AND MARGARET (FC2 / UAP)

“Araki-Kawaguchi’s writing is rich, with a deep undertone of irony, and paints a portrait of an insular world with strict borders that nonetheless is boundless in its mystery, wonder, and mythologies.” – BOOKLIST

“Some stories employ realism to bring the trauma and small rebellions of the camp into sharp relief, such as one about an interned young mother worried about her infant daughter and a dismissive nurse. This beautifully rendered reflection on a dark moment of American history will appeal to fans of literary speculative fiction.” – PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

“This is one of the most inventive and magnificent novels I have ever read. Told in fragmented doses of surrealism and awe where each chapter seemingly starts from scratch while still gathering past baggage.” – neonpajamas

FICTION

• THE COMMUTER / ELECTRIC LITERATURE, “aila kageyama“
• CONNOTATION PRESS, “an impression“
• COVERED W/ FUR, “all your sweet babes“
• THE T.J. ECKLEBURG REVIEW, “river thistles, celestial sage, rosy opuntia pears“
• GRAND / RECOMMENDED READING / ELECTRIC LITERATURE, “akira hirata“
• MATCHBOOK, “an egg“
• THE MASTERS REVIEW, “whiskey over barbed wire“
• OKEY-PANKY / ELECTRIC LITERATURE, “a cluster of cactus wrens
• PLEIADES, “dissolving newspaper, fermenting leaves“
• PORTLAND REVIEW, “a marriage“
• RECOMMENDED READING / ELECTRIC LITERATURE, “six notes of cicada songs” and “our beans grow fat upon the storm“
• SPORK PRESS, “yellow creosote blossom, piss stained gaillardia“
• THE STONESLIDE CORRECTIVE, “soapberry wasp, thundercloud plums” and “leave your drawings in this house“
• THE WOVEN TALE PRESS, “the thief’s body“

POETRY

• ACTION YES, “a sonnet“
• ALICE BLUE REVIEW, “carrion” and “i don’t think you get to keep it“
• CALAMITY, “the resuscitation“
• THE CASCADIA SUBDUCTION ZONE, “wedding in the uncut hair of the meadow“
• THE COMMUTER / ELECTRIC LITERATURE, “i like to get naked” and “i too do not like a party too childreny“
• DRUNK MONKEYS, “our next state of desire“
• GHOST TOWN, “pomegranate“
• GHOST CITY REVIEW, “where is all this blood coming from“
• MERCURIUS, “surreal-absurd sampler“
• OKEY-PANKY / ELECTRIC LITERATURE, “about the author“
• PIF, “hospital bed“
• RKVRY, “lullaby“
• ROUGAROU, “a ghazel“
• SHARK REEF, “a basin“
• SLEDGEHAMMER, “rice spills from our hair and clothes“
• SUSAN, “the igloo“
• THIMBLE, “why do i love my baby“
• TINDERBOX POETRY JOURNAL, “the resignation“
• WASHINGTON SQUARE, “the coat“
• YOUR IMPOSSIBLE VOICE, “i once was a witch“