The Seaboard Review (Monday Edition)

Volume 3, Issue 8, February 23, 2026

Northwest Arm, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Photo credit: Katie Ingram

In this issue:

• Starry Starry Night by Shani Mootoo (Fiction)

• Stan on Guard: A Two-Part Invention by K. R. Wilson (Fiction)

• Trace Evidence by Stephen Randle

• The Golden Generation by Oren Weisfeld (Non-Fiction)

• What Holds by Dina E. Cox (Poetry)

• The Sky is a Sky in the Sky by Stuart Ross (Poetry)

Thanks for reading this issue of The Seaboard Review of Books!

James M. Fisher, editor-in-chief

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Non-Fiction

Poetry

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Doubles by Nora Gold (Guernica, May 1, 2026. This book is available for pre-order.)

Acclaimed author Nora Gold ventures into the perspective of a twelve-year-old girl in protective custody due to an abusive father in the late 1960s. This articulate and lively girl, adept with numbers, soon comprehends that no one will rescue her, leading to her stagnation within the uninspiring group environment. She ultimately splits her identity into two parts, symbolically doubling herself as a coping strategy. The former, cheerful girl remains (in the past), while the new aspect retreats inward.

Ms. Gold's portrayal of her protagonist's mental and psychological transformation is both strikingly realistic and unsettling. (Contributed by James M Fisher)

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