NCLR Online Spring 2024

North Carolina Disability Literature

cover art by Donna Stubbs

NCLR Online Spring 2024 Press Release

More Disability Experiences and Voices

section introduction by Casey Kayser, Guest Feature Editor

“We are thrilled that we have received so much content related to our special feature sections that we could spread it out to NCLR’s now four annual issues. It is wonderful to see that this theme has engaged so many writers and artists from North Carolina as well as those writing about their work.”

*Shadow in the Corner* by Susan C. Fecho

The Trick to Losing Your Vision
a poem by Morrow Dowdle
art by Donna Stubbs

Fairy Dust and Knives
an essay by heather liz
art by Susan C. Fecho

Against My Religion
a poem by Glenis Redmond
art by James E. Ransome

And We Are Here, Right Here
a review by Jimmy Dean Smith
Ron Rash, The Caretaker

Words that Are Worth Hearing
a review by Julia Nunnally Duncan
Mary Ricketson, Stutters

Sugar Burns Bitter
a review by Hannah Dela Cruz Abrams
Ina Cariño, Feast

Flashbacks: Echoes of Past Issues

section introduction by Margaret D. Bauer, Editor

“I’m particularly grateful to reviewers like Michael Gaspeny, George Hovis, John Kessel, and Heather Bell Adams (see her review in the next section), who volunteered to review being reviewed in previous issues. But I am not surprised. Such generosity is a defining characteristic of the North Carolina writing community.”

Uncovering North Carolina’s Early Literary History
a review by Jessica Cory
Gregg Hechimovich, The Life and Times of Hannah Crafts

Wolfe and Ammons: Their Brothers’ Seekers
an essay by James. W. Clark, Jr.

Appalachian Journeys
a review by George Hovis
Rebecca Godwin, Community Across Time
Robert Morgan, In the Snowbird Mountains

Fearsome Accomplishment
a review by Randall Wilhelm
Robert M. West and Jesse Graves, eds., Robert Morgan

Coastal Town
a poem by Nathan Snead
art by Wojtek Wojdynski

Reflection Against the Darkness
a review by Barbara Bennett
Jill McCorkle, Old Crimes

A Song from the Combustible Heart of Pittsburgh
a review by Michael Gaspeny
Joseph Bathanti, The Act of Contrition

Diving into the Wreck: A Review Essay on David Payne’s Trilogy
by Elaine Neil Orr

Fright Night
a review by John Kessel
Dale Bailey, This Island Earth

Adventurers, Entrepreneurs, and Scoundrels
a review by Jim Coby
Nathan Ballingrud, The Strange

Amethyst Eyes
a review by Abby Trzepacz
Micki Bare, Blind Fairy

Teaching Mrs. Dalloway
an essay by Dawn Reno Langley
art by E. Vincent Martinez

Reflections on Self and Family
a review by Jon Kesler
Julia Nunnally Duncan, All We Have Loved

Philip Gerard, American Anthem
a review by Bland Simpson
Philip Gerard, Words & Music

Hear Thunder, Seek to Include:
A Remembrance of Ronald H. Bayes
an essay by Joseph Bathanti

Help from Unexpected Quarters
a review by Catherine Carter
Kathryn Kirkpatrick. The Fisher Queen

Chinaberry Tree
a poem by Joyce Compton Brown
art by Kimberlee Maselli

About Their Business, Two Contrasting Poets
a review by Jim Clark
Sam Barbee, Apertures of Voluptuous Force
Michael Loderstedt, Why We Fished

North Carolina Miscellany

Investing in Literary and Visual Arts

section introduction by Margaret D. Bauer, Editor

“In these times of emphasis upon measuring a program’s value via its ‘Return on Investment’”’ (ROI), allow me to remind you that there is a very significant return on your investment in these [literary] organizations (including NCLR) via memberships, subscriptions, and donations, all of which allows us to continue what we do to promote the literary and visual artists of this state.”