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The Irresolution Of Genre In Edith Tiempo’S The Builder, Kaisa R. Aquino Oct 2026

The Irresolution Of Genre In Edith Tiempo’S The Builder, Kaisa R. Aquino

Akda: The Asian Journal of Literature, Culture, Performance

The tradition and history of detective fiction in the Philippines remain a slim and largely untheorized terrain, and Edith Tiempo’s contribution to the genre with her fifth and last novel, The Builder (2003), has yet to receive critical attention. This paper takes the novel as its primary text and argues that the quasi-detective and the criminal, both indigenous subjects, produce a critical tension that is illegible to the generic framework of Western detective fiction. While the novel succeeds in deploying genre conventions, such as the analysis of signs through textual and material evidence, the contract of resolution through the assertion …


Arbiya, Hamida T. Riahi Oct 2026

Arbiya, Hamida T. Riahi

Journal of International Women's Studies

This short story narrates the lived experience of a young, rural, Tunisian student confronting the intersecting oppressions of class, gender, and regional marginalization in her pursuit of higher education. Positioned as an arbiya—a term loaded with regionalist and classist disdain—the protagonist is marked as inferior within the urban academic milieu. Her daily struggles with poverty, hunger, and moral scrutiny reveal the precarious conditions under which many women students from rural backgrounds must survive. The dormitory space, far from being a refuge, exposes her to exploitation, judgment, and social surveillance. The story reaches its emotional apex when her lover’s urban bourgeois …


Story Publication Correspondence To Lisa Chandler, Feb. 9, 1977, William Lindsey Mcdonald Oct 2026

Story Publication Correspondence To Lisa Chandler, Feb. 9, 1977, William Lindsey Mcdonald

Correspondence

Correspondence from William L. McDonald to Lisa Chandler concerning the publication of his fiction in her story collection. The included additional file is a March 8, 1977, reply from Lisa Chandler that discusses her and McDonald's shared literary interests.


Feelings Of Boredom, Jaden C. Ni Oct 2026

Feelings Of Boredom, Jaden C. Ni

Persimmon Creek

A short story about a boy who's bored with life. That is, until one night, a fateful encounter changes his life for the better.


Moths In The Closet, Brandi E. Shuler Oct 2026

Moths In The Closet, Brandi E. Shuler

Persimmon Creek

a Work of Flash Fiction
This is a personal reflection about clothing and what makes something important. Why do people hold onto things in a world where replacing them would be so easy?


Built To Last, Jack Andrew Hines Oct 2026

Built To Last, Jack Andrew Hines

Persimmon Creek

A young man embarks on a career as a carpenter in South Carolina's Lowcountry. He falls under the tutelage of a heavy drinking master carpenter and, together, they strive to master their craft while holding onto their pride in an environment where their culture is being degraded and appropriated.


Tolkien And The Mystery Of Literary Creation By Guiseppe Pezzini, Katherine Sas Oct 2026

Tolkien And The Mystery Of Literary Creation By Guiseppe Pezzini, Katherine Sas

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

This article reviews Tolkien and the Mystery of Literary Creation by Giuseppe Pezzini, a study of J.R.R. Tolkien’s creative process in which Pezzini argues for a remarkably consistent and comprehensive (if quirky) theory of literary creation as embodied in Tolkien’s legendarium.


The Gospel Of Gollum By Ivano Sassanelli, Gabriela Clarke Oct 2026

The Gospel Of Gollum By Ivano Sassanelli, Gabriela Clarke

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

This review evaluates Ivano Sassanelli’s exploration of what Gollum represents and whether he is a personification of the biblical claim that where one’s heart is, there also will their treasure be. As current scholarship focuses on secondary The Lord of the Rings characters, from Galadriel to Tom Bombadil, this book provides fascinating insights regarding perhaps the most anomalous figure in the canon.

Sassanelli brings together a unique body of international scholarship, especially works from his native Italy, and discusses several niche topics relating to Gollum, such as the character’s grandmother, film portrayal, and Italian-dubbed voice. Comparative reading between early editions …


Cambodian American Literature, Thatiana So Sep 2026

Cambodian American Literature, Thatiana So

Asian and Asian American Studies Program Student Scholarship

Independent Study Project

This course examines Cambodian American literature through memoirs, novels, poetry, and graphic narratives that explore the lasting effects of the Khmer Rouge genocide, forced migration, refugee resettlement, and cultural adaptation in the United States. Through works by Bunkong Tuon, Anthony Veasna So, Vichet Chum, Putsata Reang, Loung Ung, Maya Cheav, and Tian Veasna, students investigate themes of memory, trauma, resilience, family obligation, identity formation, language, queerness, and belonging. Throughout the semester, students consider how storytelling preserves cultural memory and connects personal narratives to larger historical experiences. By engaging with Cambodian American voices across multiple genres, students gain …


Front Matter, The Sucarnochee Review Editors Aug 2026

Front Matter, The Sucarnochee Review Editors

The Sucarnochee Review

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Contents, The Sucarnochee Review Editors Aug 2026

Contents, The Sucarnochee Review Editors

The Sucarnochee Review

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Contributors, The Sucarnochee Review Editors Aug 2026

Contributors, The Sucarnochee Review Editors

The Sucarnochee Review

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Optimists And Pessimists, Craig Kurtz Aug 2026

Optimists And Pessimists, Craig Kurtz

The Sucarnochee Review

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The Bubble, Craig Kurtz Aug 2026

The Bubble, Craig Kurtz

The Sucarnochee Review

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Homesick, Robert S. King Aug 2026

Homesick, Robert S. King

The Sucarnochee Review

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Beauty In The Dark Ages, Robert S. King Aug 2026

Beauty In The Dark Ages, Robert S. King

The Sucarnochee Review

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Present In The Present, Jim Murdoch Aug 2026

Present In The Present, Jim Murdoch

The Sucarnochee Review

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Calls, Geo Staley Aug 2026

Calls, Geo Staley

The Sucarnochee Review

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After The Blues, Claude Clayton Smith Aug 2026

After The Blues, Claude Clayton Smith

The Sucarnochee Review

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Hypocrisy, Wortley Clutterbuck Aug 2026

Hypocrisy, Wortley Clutterbuck

The Sucarnochee Review

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The Regular, Wortley Clutterbuck Aug 2026

The Regular, Wortley Clutterbuck

The Sucarnochee Review

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Rent, Allison Whittenberg Aug 2026

Rent, Allison Whittenberg

The Sucarnochee Review

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Life Is A Bread Factory, Allison Whittenberg Aug 2026

Life Is A Bread Factory, Allison Whittenberg

The Sucarnochee Review

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Displacement, Allison Whittenberg Aug 2026

Displacement, Allison Whittenberg

The Sucarnochee Review

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What I Didn’T Tell You, Grace Larson Aug 2026

What I Didn’T Tell You, Grace Larson

The Sucarnochee Review

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The Girl Who Escaped From Hell, Svetlana Rostova Aug 2026

The Girl Who Escaped From Hell, Svetlana Rostova

The Sucarnochee Review

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Education Through The Ages, Paul Ilechko Aug 2026

Education Through The Ages, Paul Ilechko

The Sucarnochee Review

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Boats Return, Paul Ilechko Aug 2026

Boats Return, Paul Ilechko

The Sucarnochee Review

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Black Walnut Tree, Tara Menon Aug 2026

Black Walnut Tree, Tara Menon

The Sucarnochee Review

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Viewing Tsuchinshan-Atlas, Tara Menon Aug 2026

Viewing Tsuchinshan-Atlas, Tara Menon

The Sucarnochee Review

No abstract provided.