Editor’s Picks

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Vautrin Fall 2023 – The Pleasures of Running a Lit Mag

September 15, 2023• Editor's Picks

By Todd Robins / Hey everybody. It’s not like I haven’t wanted to steal an Edwardian jacket from a thrift shop, purple crushed velvet...

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One of Scott Phillips’ Best Books

August 27, 2023• Book Reviews, Editor's Picks

Though The Ice Harvest and The Adjustment are in the argument...

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Hey Oswald, Take the Car Keys

March 1, 2023• Book Reviews, Editor's Picks, Essays, Trending

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The Vautrin Summer 2022 Dossier: What Kind of Mojo Do You Seek?

July 25, 2022• Editor's Picks

This adventure begins with a wasp. It’s sunny and hot. You’re standing in the driveway, trading stories with the neighbor, who’s...

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The Vautrin Winter 2021 Dossier: Available Now, Order it Here, Trip on Contemporary Noir

November 15, 2021• Editor's Picks

Guy walks up to you in the potato chip aisle. Looks like he’s had a rough week. He starts in that he was throwing bread to the ducks...

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Vautrin Winter 2021: Pre-Order Info, the Lowdown on Scenarios, Table of Contents and More

November 11, 2021• Editor's Picks

Kat Sloane could do with a shot of cash. She’s in debt to a nasty shark named Milky Kong, but her posh friends have a rule about...

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A Semi-Chronicle of Phenomena and Hearsay Surrounding the Winter 2021 Issue of Vautrin

November 6, 2021• Editor's Picks

Guy walks up to you in the potato chip aisle.  Looks like he’s had a rough week.  He starts in that he was throwing bread to the ducks...

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Pelayo’s “Children of Chicago” Offers a Character-Driven Detective Story with a Horror Slant

April 18, 2021• Book Reviews, Editor's Picks

By J.B. Stevens / “Chicago is an October sort of city, even in spring.” — Nelson Algren Chicago is a town on the edge of the...

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Lucullus, the Bankers, and What to do with Time Itself

December 24, 2020• Editor's Picks, Essays

By Elgin Tolliver / That the study of ancient Greece and Rome is among my obsessions prompted a friend of mine to question the relevance of...

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Memoirs of a Midwesterner

December 13, 2020• Editor's Picks, Poetry

By Elgin Tolliver / I came to in a strange hotel, fresh off a tryst withMadame de Pompadour.King Louis didn’t like it, but the...

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