Reviewer got it wrong? (letters to the editor).The review of Lisa Teasley's Glow in the Dark by Nichole Palmer is an outrageous smear smear (smer) a specimen for microscopic study prepared by spreading the material across the slide. Pap smear , Papanicolaou smear see under test. . Did she read the same book as some of the black critical thinkers like The Village Voice's Greg Tate and Kevin Powell Kevin Powell (born 1966) is an African-American journalist, poet, activist, and lecturer. He currently lives and works in Brooklyn. He was born and raised in Jersey City, New Jersey, and attended Rutgers University. , who have lauded this book? I read the book upon the above recommendations and found Ms. Teasley to be a master of the short story craft. It's a shame your magazine has printed the review of a very narrow-minded reviewer who will perhaps mislead mis·lead tr.v. mis·led , mis·lead·ing, mis·leads 1. To lead in the wrong direction. 2. To lead into error of thought or action, especially by intentionally deceiving. See Synonyms at deceive. many folks who otherwise would have appreciated this honest, gritty, artful art·ful adj. 1. Exhibiting art or skill: "The furniture is an artful blend of antiques and reproductions" Michael W. Robbins. 2. and fully-realized collection of American short stories. --D.W. Baxter Via e-mail This is a wonderful magazine. I look forward to receiving it each month. Thank you very much for all the hard work and research you provide readers. I recently purchased six subscriptions for my literary group and now we've added four new members. --Anonymous via e-mail I am a rising self-published author and was referred to this site by a friend. It has been enlightening en·light·en tr.v. en·light·ened, en·light·en·ing, en·light·ens 1. To give spiritual or intellectual insight to: . --Mesha D via e-mail |
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