The Brussels Review - Summer 2025

<p><strong>The Brussels Review - Summer 2025</strong> is a vibrant showcase of international literature featuring fiction nonfiction and poetry that challenges and resonates. With contributors from five continents this issue offers a panoramic view of contemporary voices each distinct in style yet united by a commitment to form and depth.</p><p><strong>Highlights include:</strong></p><p><strong>Fiction:</strong></p><ul><li><em>Motion Picture Sickness</em> by Beatriz Seelaender: A metafictional novella where actors vanish from film upon death confronting fame identity and the ethics of representation.</li><li><em>Some Gifts</em> by Gaye Brown: A personal essay on altruism sacrifice and the shifting meaning of generosity grounded in memory and moral ambiguity.</li><li><em>The Word Thief</em> by Patrick ten Brink: A haunting tale of obsession grief and language where the right words can heal or destroy.</li></ul><p><strong>Poetry:</strong></p><ul><li>Sonnet Mondal: <em>Fragments of Life</em> and <em>The Biscuit Factory</em>-meditative poems on memory tradition and decay.</li><li>Yelena Moskovich Christina Brannon and Paul O'Brien: Poetic sequences ranging from lyrical minimalism to textured introspection.</li></ul><p><strong>Additional Fiction:</strong></p><ul><li><em>Hayden in March</em> by Charles Wilkinson</li><li><em>Like Freedom or Fear</em> by Danila Botha</li><li><em>Violent Design</em> by Molly Collins</li><li><em>Please Help Yourself</em> by Jonathan D. Scott</li><li><em>The Begotten One</em> by Crystal McQueen</li><li><em>We'll Ride Them Someday</em> by Joshua Carlucci</li><li><em>His Last Picture in the Ashes of the Fire</em> by Wilson Neate</li><li><em>I Get the Lies</em> by Stacey Megally</li><li><em>The Farthest Sea</em> by Gabrielle Glaslyn</li><li><em>Mrs. Purefoy</em> by Yannick Marien</li><li><em>A Founding Father's Guide to Contingency Planning</em> by Louis Kummerer</li></ul><p><strong>Poetry Contributions:</strong></p><ul><li>Sonnet Mondal (4 poems)</li><li>Yelena Moskovich (7 poems)</li><li>Christina Brannon (3 poems)</li><li>Paul O'Brien (7 poems)</li></ul><p>Curated by Publishing Editor Dritan Kiçi and the international TBR editorial team this issue continues The Brussels Review's mission to bring fearless cross-cultural literature to the forefront. Printed in rich design and available as both eBook and in print Summer 2025 captures a moment where boundaries dissolve and language becomes the last homeland.</p>