REVIEW: “Cry to the Moon” by Keira Perkins

Review of Keira Perkins, “Cry to the Moon,” Luna Station Quarterly 58 (2024): 25-40 — Purchase online. Reviewed by Sara L. Uckelman.

Content note: Animal death.

This story traces one week in the life of an ordinary, isolated woman. From Kate’s struggles with dissociation to her grandmother’s frantic hoarding in her final years, Perkins handles issues of mental health and disability with sensitivity. And despite the grief and sadness that pervades the story, it still manages to end on a happy note.