Cures by Jo Brandon Maura Dooley of the war between love

of the war between love and terror

she confronted her early death

but which does not belong to us

The images are electrifying

Cures by Jo Brandon Maura Dooley of the war between loveFrom a sapient pig to human extinction, syphilis to broken bones, a woman who births rabbits to changelings in the crib, this collection explores the full range of human fallibility as well as the eternal quest for hopefulness. Cures is filled with strange characters: volcanic women, a rat catcher on the brink of retirement, a bonesetter, a drunkard, a mermaid; the collection is brimful with both the uncanny and the familiar, exploring the joys of