Review of Carolina V. Mata, “The Desert,” Luna Station Quarterly 59 (2024): 119-122 — Purchase online. Reviewed by Sara L. Uckelman.
“The desert was created to antagonize”: This one line sets the scene for a short, fierce story of fighting back against despair. There’s not much detail or backstory or world-building, meaning there is a lot of scope for reading into the story whatever you like — generational trauma, climate change, what have you. Its short length makes the story quite flexible and elastic in a satisfying way.
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