Wilbur H. Vantine writes about the ebb and flow of life at sea in his highly personal story, "Some Nautical Tales". Vantine begins the book with his enlistment in the merchant marine during World War II, where he advanced quickly to... Read More

Nature has great healing power for people at odds with their existence on earth. Its vast complexity brings an appreciation of life that calms even the most harried among us. A hike through the Vosges Mountains in Alsace, France, serves... Read More

Good government relies on the quality of candidates willing to commit themselves to public service. Sometimes those who seek the limelight of elective office do so for the wrong reasons and fail to perform their duties satisfactorily.... Read More

People who defeat life-threatening illnesses report feeling profound gratitude for their survival. This change in life view often opens their hearts to the humanity around them. The protagonist in Ken Jackson’s "The Fortress Walls... Read More

Gone are the days when manufacturers provided written operating instructions for new electronic devices. That information now exists primarily in cyberspace, but many novice users still prefer printed instructions to guide them through... Read More

In "The Runaway Horses", Joyce Kotzè tells a fictionalized account of the Second Anglo-Boer War in South Africa, a war in which her own grandfathers fought on opposite sides. Dutch (Boer) settlers in Transvaal and the Orange Free State... Read More

Many people who have led so-called ordinary lives tend to consider their experiences too mundane to write about. In truth, every person’s story is unique, and readers often find value in learning how fellow humans have coped with... Read More

The eighteen-year-old protagonist in Gadi Fishman’s "Who We Really Are" leaves Israel for New York City, at his overbearing mother’s insistence, to avoid serving in the Israeli army. Headstrong but smart, Al moves in with his... Read More