Alex McCullough’s Reviews > Black Swans > Status Update
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(Weird August - 3) Nothing burger story but I’m August’s #1 hater so maybe I’m biased
— Feb 21, 2026 06:23AM
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Alex McCullough
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(Coco - 3.5) Okay sure. The female circumcision and AIDS crises in Africa are exactly like your friend Coco who died. Why the hell not.
— Feb 22, 2026 06:31AM
Alex McCullough
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(Tangoland - 3.5) Best writing of the collection so far but a bit bloated, I fear, and more of a pseudo-essay with a really great short story trapped inside that I would’ve preferred to read instead
— Feb 20, 2026 09:45AM
Alex McCullough
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(Expensive Regrets - 2) I’m sorry, but this story was such a chore to get through, and the random Israel glazing didn’t help matters
— Feb 19, 2026 07:46AM
Alex McCullough
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(Self-Enchanted City - 4) STOPPP making me romanticize living in Hollywood!!! I hate the sun!!!!!!!
— Jan 19, 2026 04:59AM
Alex McCullough
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(Free Tibet - 4.5) There are Veep references everywhere for those with the eyes to see
— Jan 17, 2026 06:12AM
Alex McCullough
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(Slumming at the Rodeo Gardens - 3.75) The male looksmaxxing epidemic is connected to this but I can’t place my finger on exactly how…
— Nov 27, 2025 01:19PM
Alex McCullough
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(Jealousy - 3) Okay I might have been misled as to what to expect from this collection because this story is giving undergraduate creative nonfiction workshop
— Nov 21, 2025 10:36PM
