Rachael Richardson

Jul 26, 2024 | groveatlantic.com | Jamie Quatro |Rachael Richardson

By Jamie QuatroWhen I first saw Alex Merto’s design for Two-Step Devil—a cheeky goat’s face drawn in pencil, with paint-splash devil horns—I couldn’t tell if my instant gut-butterflies were a product of excitement or anxiety. I live in the South. The devil is suspect down here. Yesterday, at brunch with my family, I asked the server how many deviled eggs came out with the order. “Seven,” she said. “Weird, right? You’d think there’d be six.”The devil being on my mind of late, I made a joke.

Jun 1, 2024 | groveatlantic.com | Rachael Richardson

Happy Pride!This month, the LGBTQIA+ community will be celebrating their love and being openly and unapologetically themselves. To join in on the celebration, we are sharing fourteen fiction and nonfiction titles that center queer authors and characters. These stories center the LGBTQIA+ experience both in the U.S. and abroad, whether that’s fighting for equality and acceptance, navigating failure and loss, or, falling in (and out) of love.