Review by Tori Bissonette “Suite for Hallucinated Voices is a book of revelations for a life that refuses to end. CJ Scruton moves beyond deconstructing illusion and reaches toward the task of interpretation—examining the messages she’s received, near and far, deciding which false-speaking idols can be torn down and where her own song belongs in … Continue reading Arias Seeking Understanding and Other Poems of Being Human: A Review of SUITE FOR HALLUCINATED VOICES by CJ Scruton
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Issue 10, The Expanded Edition—Now Live!
For Page & Screen Magazine began as a hobby, on a whim, with nothing more than a few friends and our love for a good story. We never could have imagined that five years later we'd have such immense support from our authors and readers as we do today. Through this magazine, we've had the … Continue reading Issue 10, The Expanded Edition—Now Live!
Celebrating with broken glass in Matt McBride’s AT THE MERCY OF THE FLIES
“At the Mercy of the Flies renders the mundanity of daily life as a series of dislocations. What emerges is a record of survival written in the margins of collapse. Anchored in the author’s experiences with depression and the aftermath of the 2016 presidential election, these poems chart the cartographies of a life and a … Continue reading Celebrating with broken glass in Matt McBride’s AT THE MERCY OF THE FLIES
Searching for Connection, Truth, and Trust in “Seeking Sasha” by Laura Frost
Review by Tori Bissonette "Sasha lives off the grid-new name, new town, same story. Haunted by a traumatic childhood and the mistakes that followed, she scrapes by with odd jobs. The only rule? Never go home. But when she runs into Cole, her childhood best friend turned cop, the persona she's carefully crafted begins to … Continue reading Searching for Connection, Truth, and Trust in “Seeking Sasha” by Laura Frost
telling the story of digital evolution and human connection in all lowercase—Author interview and review of VOIDGAZING by mk zariel
Review by Tori Bissonette VOIDGAZING by mk zariel is a collection of nine poems, all lowercase, that examine our (dis)connection in today's hyperfast, hyperdigital world. Contemporary life is disassembled into micromoments—memes, social media feeds, and group chats—and navigated with a wry humor and a relatable sensitivity. The speaker is fraught with contradictions, alone yet connected. … Continue reading telling the story of digital evolution and human connection in all lowercase—Author interview and review of VOIDGAZING by mk zariel
