This is not easy stuff to write about and I doubt it has been done before in this setting. That is the really interesting aspect of [Kuiken’s] work: it takes . . . American [writing] into new territory. But it is not just the coalescence of setting and subject which is innovative, [he is] also being bold with language and symbolic structure.

– Giles Foden, author of The Last King of Scotland

I write to say that your short story “Bello” in Foglifter was brilliant, poignant, and downright healing. You explored a topic that touches us all, no matter our sexuality and/or gender expression and identity: body image and the desire to be desired as one is. You handled this topic with a sensitivity and sophistication that is rare, beautiful, and powerful.

– Ben Bagocius, poet, author, and teacher

I cannot begin to express how much I adore J.S. Kuiken’s work. I have been a fan for some time, and there are many reasons why. The most important are the way he utilizes characterization and development. It feels organic and natural, breathing life into characters that feel like real people. When reading his work I find myself immersed in the environment, unable to stop reading.

– Alexx Aplin, gamer and long time reader