Gold Star Jigsaw and it’s Menlo the mech’s

and it’s Menlo the mech’s job to protect the city

A woman bears her brother's child

a landmark in American literature (Chicago Sun-Times)--about seven adults who return to their hometown to confront a nightmare they had first stumbled on as teenagers

</p> <p>Filled with angst

Gold Star Jigsaw and it’s Menlo the mech’sBy: Emma McKenna Published by Book*hug, 2026 04 14 In this candid and moving collection, Emma McKenna explores the multifaceted themes of bodily autonomy, capturing the empowerment of queer femme identity. Drawn from the experience of growing up in poverty in a single parent home and escaping to the city at the age of sixteen, these poems look at the physical and emotional implications of trauma but also reveal how being bisexual and disabled can be