Remembering the Blues
by Ross McWaters · May 07, 2019In the Vol. 18, no. 2 issue of Five Points, Kirk West recalls the blues scene in Chicago during the late 60s in his piece, “Blues [...]
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Connecting with John Poch’s “Freight Dreams”
by Nise Jones · May 03, 2019It’s frightening—a life not known, the constant wonder about what the future might hold. Even worse is being caught up in it all and forgetting [...]
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Connecting with Kim Addonizio’s “Easeful Death”
by Justin Nguyen · April 30, 2019There’s something I have in common with “Easeful Death,” featured in Five Points, Vol 11, no.3. An ugly feeling, one that lurks in the backseat of [...]
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Connecting with “Foreboding” by Alissa Nutting
by Jasmine Marks · April 29, 2019Grief makes us different people. There is a clarity and thoughtfulness that is based in the loss of someone or something dear to you. You begin [...]
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Geoff Bouvier’s “Cosmic Joke” and Human Sexuality
by P.K. Korankye · May 06, 2019Geoff Bouvier’s “Cosmic Joke” from Five Points Volume 17, No. 3 reminds me of the core of what drives the human need to have a sexual [...]
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Connecting with Jennifer Haigh’s “In Spite of Everything”
by Imani Benjamin-Wharton · April 27, 2019Trying to make your voice heard is hard, especially when the people around you don’t want to hear what you have to say. This caught my [...]
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