“It’s sort of like a dream—only, it’s still happening. And it’s almost at the point where it doesn’t even bother me anymore. You accept these severe limitations, including the possibility that you may not even be experiencing... Read More

Most of us have spent time pounding the pavement looking for work at some point in our lives, with various degrees of desperation and determination. Part of that search often involves soliciting the help of recruiters and hoping their... Read More

If only we knew then what we know now, everything would be different. Or would it? Most of the contributors to this terrific book of letters from young adult authors to their teenage selves come to the opposite conclusion; that is, no... Read More

What if stories weren’t really stories but rooms into which you could peer like God “lookin’ in on his creation”? What would you see? That image unifies this fine collection of short fiction. Winner of the Katherine Anne Porter... Read More

The long-term impact of the recession that started in 2008 continues to be felt by millions of Americans, but among the hardest hit were men of the “Boomer” generation (born between 1946 and 1964). The recession, writes journalist... Read More

Amy Roloff, costar of the former TLC series Little People, Big World, is no stranger to challenges. As a little person, she has surmounted many of them, including learning to adapt to using the kitchen as a young woman, something... Read More

Newcomer Alicia Wright Brewster debuts with a novella of urban fantasy centered on a fallen angel called Six. Sent to Hell for no reason she can discern (and no one’s bothered to tell her, either), Six enlists the aid of Alden, an... Read More

From Poverty to Poverty: A Scotsman Encounters Canada is a whimsical account of a young man’s life in Scotland and his immigration to Canada. Ian Moore-Morrans chronicles his experiences as a young boy growing up in poverty in... Read More