Review of Dafydd McKimm, “The Ten Declarations of Bozo, Supreme Jongleur of Planet Clown” Radon Journal 9 (2025): 1-5. — Read online. Reviewed by Sara L. Uckelman.
In 5 short pages, McKimm takes us from the enforced off-world immigration of a persecuted people through populism all the way to straight up fascism. Every step seems natural and appropriate and right, which is part of what makes the story all the more terrifying.
Review of Dafydd McKimm, “The Flamingo Maximizer,” Flash Fiction Online 110 (November 2022): 8-11 — Purchase here. Reviewed by Sara L. Uckelman.
Someone must have fucked up at the zoo,
is a great opening line, and also a clear and succinct description of the premise of the story. Someone has fucked up, and now there are flamingos, bright and pink, across the grey backdrop of Wales.
Equal parts funny and sweet, just a little bit terrifying and a little bit thought-provoking, this was a bright gem of a story in a doldrum day.
Review of Dafydd McKimm, “Power is Love in the Devil’s Eye,” Flash Fiction Online (March 2023): 11-15 — Purchase here. Reviewed by Sara L. Uckelman.
Salacious, graphic, and humorful, but unfortunately rather too relentlessly heteronormative for my tastes.
Review of Dafydd McKimm, “A Tiger in Eden,” Flash Fiction Online (June 2023): 6-9 — Read online. Reviewed by Sara L. Uckelman.
This story was beautifully enigmatic in the way it integrated fantasy and reality.
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