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Alexander Perez

Recommended by Alexander Perez

  • The Home for Retired Canadian Girlfriends by John Bavoso
    14 Jun. 2020
    “ Many writers who land on a great concept often aren't able to get much more out of it than a clever title but Mr. Bavoso delivers the goods with artisan precision. A last resort for imaginary people results in two phantoms recovering the humanity they were denied from their very creation. Absurd, topical, and just plain fun. ”
  • Memento Mori by Jonathan Cook
    14 Jun. 2020
    “ Cook crams crazy amounts of story into this bite-sized offering. Straddling the line between sci-fi and fantasy we're treated to a tale that is tender and heartbreaking yet still finds the space to give us hope in our fellow man. A solemn reminder that there is dignity in death even if it must be unearthed. ”
  • He Misses by Patrick Vermillion
    29 May. 2020
    “ Vermillion pulls off a hire wire act few even dare attempt. He Misses weaponizes the grotesquely absurd and wields it like a samurai warrior. The truth isn't pretty and it's wet. ”
  • cara has a hole in her head by Elise Wien
    15 May. 2020
    “ Funny, weird, and raw. A sweetly twisted and surprisingly heartfelt story about mass-shooting survivors and the emotional load they carry with them long afterwards. IT reminds us that despite shared origins we all deal with trauma in different ways. ”
  • Prometheus Shrugs by John Bavoso
    4 May. 2020
    “ An unlikely take on an old myth. Bavoso takes us on a humble but potent journey which zeroes in on how frightening change can be, even if that change means personal freedom. And what luck, we get to laugh along the way! ”
  • Capriccio Radio by Larry Rinkel
    4 Apr. 2020
    “ Rinkel gives us an excruciatingly human look at those of us who have dedicated our lives to a dying art form and are finding it difficult to reconcile integrity with accessibility. The characters are all musos in their own right but the piece showcases the subtle but vast gradients of personality that run deep in even the most niche of circles. Is avant-garde art a self-congratulatory venture? Or is society at large just refusing to eat its vegetables? The answer lies in finding the middle ground, but who among us are willing to take the first step towards compromise? ”
  • MISFIT, AMERICA by Nelson Diaz-Marcano
    11 Jan. 2020
    “ A classic western with modern values. Diaz-Marcano weaves an electrifying web set in a lawless town founded on forgotten land. A search for freedom, identity, and a sense of belonging that reminds us no one is unworthy of redemption and that chosen bonds are thicker than blood. ”
  • In Time by Kyle Smith
    16 Dec. 2019
    “ What starts off as an intriguing metaphysical drama blossoms into a harrowing tale about the choices we make and the lessons we must learn from our past before it swallows us whole. Time is fickle, memory is a stranger, and the only thing we can do is our best while it all slips through our fingers.

    Haunting, beautiful, and true. ”
  • The Part of Me by Kyle Smith
    13 Dec. 2019
    “ Smith takes us on a harrowing, heartbreaking, and hilarious journey that is riddled with moments of sheer joy and poetry. Mental hygiene is a contact sport; wear a helmet. ”
  • ROUGH WATERS by Marj O'Neill-Butler
    10 Dec. 2019
    “ Ms. O'Neill-Butler's dialogue is simple yet devastating and reminds us strangers are people too. A slow burn that takes the time it needs to unwrap the vulnerabilities of it's characters leading to a wholesome payoff. ”

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