A review by joshbaird
Everyone on the Moon is Essential Personnel by Julian K. Jarboe

3.5

Some of these stories were five stars for me, some of them one. It's definitely worth a read for:

• We did not know we were giants 
• As tender feet of cretan girls danced once around an alter of love (not 100% sure what was happening but the vibes were immaculate)
• Estranged children of storybook houses
• The nothing spot where nobody wants to stay
• I am a beautiful bug (also I just love the name of this one)
• First contact, communion

Self-Care and Everyone On The Moon were concepts that I utterly loved but the writing just lost me sometimes which was a real shame. I couldn't figure out if it was me losing focus or the writing being too dense and experimental for me to keep track of. Possibly a bit of both?

Overall definitely worth a read! Some of the passages and language are just breathtaking (the passage about holding a knife had me screaming). But on the other hand I found some of it really difficult to get through.