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Something There Is That Does So Love a Cocklebur

You’d think ‘bur’ would have two r’s, the hooks on the letter resembling those on the prickles. Our dogs do not love the cocklebur’s almond-sized fruit, especially Fern, whose fur is the consistency of bad wig hair. The burs cling to Fern like Velcro, using her beard, her tail, her ... Read More
As a River | Recommended by Ann Beman

As a River | Recommended by Ann Beman

As a River by Sion Dayson I have reviewed this book and interviewed author Sion Dayson for The Museum of Americana, and I've continued to recommend the book whenever asked, for its portrayal of conflicted characters and of a haunting rural South landscape. In my review, I say, "The novel’s bittersweet ... Read More
SELFIE INTERVIEW | Ann Beman

SELFIE INTERVIEW | Ann Beman

Ann Beman is Tahoma Literary Review's nonfiction editor and also serves as prose reviews editor for the Museum of Americana online journal. Her work has appeared in DIAGRAM, Bombay Gin, Mojave River Review, and some other cool places. But nowhere's as cool to her as where she lives with two ... Read More