Conor Sweetman

A Dance in Medias Res

Arts & Literature

“I imagine Ryan Keating's poetry as a meal served at his wine and coffee bar. Seemingly humble in its ingredients, his poems mix and blend in a way that lingers long after they're first drunk. Keating's work is a table hospitably set, offering to delight and nourish through what we desire most.”

The Matter of Little Losses

Christian Living

“Rachel Marie Kang is a person quickly defined as generous. She clearly desires to give of herself for the sake of others’ well-being and betterment. She has a keen ear for rhythm and relationship, both in the way she constructs her sentences in their phonetically pleasing way and in the way she tunes herself to the emotional needs of her community—offering the balm and bandage of words spoken with care for each individual who listens.”

The Numismatist

Fiction

“Elizabeth Genovise tells stories with an intimacy that strikes, lingers, and bewilders. The Numismatist takes the building blocks of daily pain and kindness and makes them resonate across years; she draws on the ephemerality of history in a way that reminds us how small our lives are, and how much each strangled moment of love means in the long arc of time.”