Debut author Jessie Sutherland transports readers back to the world of ancient Rome in 320 AD where, under the rule of the Emperor Constantine, Romans, Christians, and Goths... Read More

"The Promise of Christmas" successfully brings together the birth of the Christian savior, Jesus Christ, with the secular-pagan Santa Claus mythos. The story begins in Tobolsk,... Read More

The Billie Jean Story: The Man in the Mirror recounts the hardships of African-American protagonist Billy Jean: thwarted from college by her parents, two failed marriages, and... Read More

Theater of the Blind: Cataracts of Misperception, by Jaeson Brunette, collects thirteen interrelated stories featuring characters from all walks of life, in mostly urban... Read More

What if a conflict in America’s past came back to haunt its twenty-first-century citizens? When a man turns up dead in the Battle of Tippecanoe Park on the two-hundredth... Read More

“You’re only thirty and still in the prime of life,” Lucy Summerlin’s mother tells her in the spring of 1901. “You have beautiful cheek bones and a lovely smile that... Read More

“Fires, blood and foreign heavy shoes on the soil of nations do not make a new civilized relationship based on love of convergence,” laments Fatih Abdulsalam, an Iraqi... Read More

Happy are the children of working parents who look forward to their daycare experiences. A day away from home is especially wonderful when it involves using imagination and... Read More

Few people who camp in public parks pause to consider the complexities involved in maintaining these facilities. Vacationers flock to scenic spots throughout the United States... Read More

The end of the Vietnam conflict in 1975 brought a huge sigh of relief to Americans, but it marked the beginning of a stark upheaval for South Vietnam. In "The Rain Still Falls... Read More

In Poetry, Transcendence and the Search for Wisdom, a hybrid book of poetry and memoir, George Lysloff questions life after death, religion, and the cosmos. He acknowledges that... Read More

The games that parents, grandparents, and children invent can stimulate the imagination, teach something, and strengthen bonds. Artist, author, and grandmother Linda Loper... Read More