Olivia M of Paradox Now Creations initiated a zine trade with me; my first ever!  I am so glad she did, and that a few days later  Dark Light, Ailenn and Mark, and In Veritas Lost were waiting in my mailbox.

I just finished reading In Veritas Lost.  I am really impressed in how Olivia developed the idea of being lost in truth.  The prose is mostly stream of consciousness, but maintains the tension of the story by routinely returning to comment on the action and environment.  Olivia says that she originally sought to write a “post-apocalyptic dystopian Great Gatsby with lesbians” and that it developed its own direction.  Elements of the original idea abound and are very well handled.  It is post-apocalyptic dystopian without falling prey to the more typical depictions of such a world.  It is also highly descriptive and poetic without falling prey to a confusing mass of floral adjectives.

Your book shelves could use this story, so you should check out Olivia’s shop via the links above.