Many things can happen when two good friends spend a day on the golf course, but criminal activity isn’t usually among them. In "On the Hole", Jay Hewitt and Nick Landers seem headed for a fun, uneventful day on the course at the... Read More

Through his faith in God and years in the United States Marine Corps, William G. Lord was fortunate enough “to leave behind the pain of isolation caused by poverty.” That others seek to rise from poverty without a strong faith in... Read More

“The women hikers stood on the narrow path, their weary backs resting against the cool rock face of the cliff. They caught their breath and allowed the revelation of their ultimate purpose to sink in: they were on nothing less than a... Read More

The beauty of short stories is in what they leave out; there is greater imperative for every word to count, to cut to the heart of the matter. L. Annette Binder’s "Rise" is a wondrous debut collection of her stories, any one of which... Read More

A pregnant woman is murdered. Her child, Grace, survives in the arms of an alien. Grace goes to live on the planet Mahlai, where she is trained from infancy to be an angel, a protector, and a soul with a purpose. This straightforward,... Read More

Getting lost can be frightening, confusing, and upsetting. Most of us have experienced it, and some avoid new and unfamiliar places as a result. If we take our time, however, plan our routes, use available tools, and learn or relearn a... Read More

Pain seems pretty straightforward in most situations: injure some part of the body and it will complain bothersomely until it has a chance to heal. But why does an ailing heart sometimes create shoulder pain? How do amputees experience... Read More

In many ways, "Oceanverse" is a harbinger of things to come for publishing in general, and for graphic novel publishing, in particular. First, it’s a self-published project, and a print collection of a webcomic. (A webcomic is any... Read More