Grandmothers are supposed to wield rolling pins and trays of cookies, not pistols, knives, and nooses. Yet the grandmother in "Lefties", by Karmel Arbelaitz, is on a mission... Read More

“Suppose one day you actually get what you’ve wished for … what happens then?” That question permeates a satisfying historical novel by Larry Stillman, a story that... Read More

“Wind and water and shoreline can’t be changed. We have to work with the elements as they are.” So writes longtime Buddhist practitioner and social worker Hill Anderson in... Read More

Newly minted medical interns know where they stand. It’s undoubtedly the bottom rung of their career ladder, but the position gives new physicians valuable proximity to... Read More

Wars are not won by fighting men alone. Those who carry and deliver the tools of combat to ports and beaches play a role as vital as any front-line soldier, sailor, or marine.... Read More

Art is often meant to provoke the viewer to consider new perspectives, even when the point of view is that of a serial killer. William Sargent combines his love of art with his... Read More

Thousands of people mourned the death of SWAT officer Randy Simmons, who was killed during a hostage rescue mission. A twenty-seven-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police... Read More

Drawing on her Chinese heritage and her experiences living in many countries, Mee-mee Phipps has put together an engaging story of a young soldier driven to flee a lost cause to... Read More

"Stories of Lily" is a collection of short anecdotes about a young woman who leaves China to study English in Melbourne, Australia. Lily, along with her friend Iman—a student... Read More

Global warming receives a great deal of public attention these days, but it is likely that most folks think of the issue in the simplest terms: rising sea levels, stranded polar... Read More

It’s an old story: an immigrant family survives serious hardship and manages to make it big in America. Some may think they’ve heard it all before, and yet there is always... Read More

Leave it to a retired naval officer turned doctor of divinity to take what he learned from the military and apply it to his ministry. Realizing that so many of the men he was... Read More