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carlyalynnsia's review
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
They've done it again! Hillfire Press is back with Volume 2 of Hillfire Anthology, with my favourite cover yet. Full disclosure, I worked as a proofreader on this volume (as you might see on my copy in the photo). Much like Volume 1, Volume 2 has a rich variety of poetry and prose to offer its readers. To use one of my favourite Veggie Tales quotes, "I laughed. I cried. It moved me, Bob."
Some of my favourite pieces this time around were "Plunder, Hearts, Plundered", a series of ten tankas by Wendelin Law, set in Edinburgh in September 2022 during the bin strike and the national mourning period for Queen Elizabeth II; "The Lot Lizard and the Wrecking Ball", a short story by David Blakeslee about a liminal encounter at a truck stop and the spark of hope it ignites; "Potsherds: A Poem, in Two Parts" by Katie Hay-Molopo, which ponders love and fear and faith; and "Spirals" by L.K. Kraus, a sensory-rich short story about family rituals - bittersweet like a hug goodbye, nostalgic in the comfort of tradition and the inevitability of loss and change.
Some of my favourite pieces this time around were "Plunder, Hearts, Plundered", a series of ten tankas by Wendelin Law, set in Edinburgh in September 2022 during the bin strike and the national mourning period for Queen Elizabeth II; "The Lot Lizard and the Wrecking Ball", a short story by David Blakeslee about a liminal encounter at a truck stop and the spark of hope it ignites; "Potsherds: A Poem, in Two Parts" by Katie Hay-Molopo, which ponders love and fear and faith; and "Spirals" by L.K. Kraus, a sensory-rich short story about family rituals - bittersweet like a hug goodbye, nostalgic in the comfort of tradition and the inevitability of loss and change.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Death, Gore, Murder, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Rape, Emotional abuse, and Trafficking
Moderate: Suicide
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