The Austin Review Issue 2

by James Brubaker (Editor), Jennifer Bowen Hicks, Micheline Aharonian Marcom

Literati

The Brick House by Micheline Aharonian Marcom
Truth

Drifting by AJ Olsen

The Love Song of Kumquat J. Farthing by John Proctor

Skinny Dipping by Jennifer Bowen Hicks

Brief History of a Deleted Character by Ursula Villarreal-Moura
Lies

Be Yourselves by Vincent Scarpa

At the Park by Sam Pink

Four Sci-Fi Variations on a Grandmother by James Brubaker

The House on Main Street by Mary Miller

200 pages, Unknown Binding

First published May 31, 2014

Reviews

[Vincent Scarpa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like my story in here all right, but it's Mary Miller's "The House on Main Street" that takes the cake.

[Pearse Anderson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such a fast read! You could run through it like you were running through a cafeteria. A healthy, but not excessive, portion of stories. Mixes of flash nonfiction and lit fic. From, seriously, much better authors that I was expecting. McSweeneys, Zoetrope, Hunger Mountain people, people will books 'n' shit. So that was nice! For such a tiny piece to have that cut and life.

"At the Park" read like a piece by this guy who used to go to Oberlin, a poet named Elliot Bailey. I think he's back in Seattle now.
"The House on Main Street" had a clarity that I really appreciated. It was dry in a good way.
"Be Yourselves" was damn painful, and beautiful it ways in clearly understand but that it wasn't flaunting. Definitely reminded me on “Supernova” by Mary Kate Varnau, published in Glimmer Train. I felt for this piece. Emotional!

So 8/10 journal, because not everything was like A+ but hey it was a good lil mag. Cutie.

[Zack Quaintance · Rating 4 out of 5]

Favorite stories: "The House on Main Street" by Mary Miller
"Be Yourselves" by Vincent Scarpa

[Joey Pizzolato · Rating 5 out of 5]

They don't believe in the sophomore slump. Neither do I.