Echoes from the Lunar Fringe: Sara Youngblood Gregory’s Dead Boys in Space Reimagines Queer Grief
The acknowledgments section of Sara Youngblood Gregory’s latest poetry collection, Dead Boys in Space, concludes with a haunting, visceral apology: “Thank you to the ghosts that live at the heart…
The Appalachian Surreal: Gregory Ariail and the Architecture of Hermit Mythology
In the collective imagination, the hermit is a figure of static simplicity—a man or woman reduced to the sum of their solitude. Yet, as writer Tim Lockette observes, to peel…
The Ghostly Architecture of Loss: Exploring Sara Youngblood Gregory’s Dead Boys in Space
The acknowledgments section of Sara Youngblood Gregory’s latest poetry collection, Dead Boys in Space, concludes with a haunting, elegiac postscript: “Thank you to the ghosts that live at the heart…
The Mythos of the Mountains: Gregory Ariail and the Unseen Reality of Appalachia
In the rugged, rolling foothills of the Appalachian range, history is often written by those who choose to vanish. For centuries, the region has been a sanctuary for the eccentric,…
Echoes of the Lunar Frontier: Sara Youngblood Gregory’s Dead Boys in Space Reclaims Queer History
The acknowledgments of Sara Youngblood Gregory’s new poetry collection, Dead Boys in Space, conclude with a haunting, elegiac admission: “Thank you to the ghosts that live at the heart of…
The Mythos of the Mountains: Exploring Gregory Ariail’s Hermits Die on Thursday
In the cultural imagination, the hermit is a figure of convenient simplicity. We envision them as static silhouettes against the backdrop of an untamed wilderness—men and women who have retreated…










