Taking back the other “F” word, a gay author revels in Super-Fag-alicious-ness. Writing under the pseudonym B MacGregor, the author of "A Fag for Her Fifties" is a proud gay man who wholeheartedly and unabashedly advocates embracing... Read More

Though most readers might associate Indian summer with a warm autumn, it also means a flourishing time occurring toward the end of something. The title of this wonderfully written, character-rich book refers to the introspection of... Read More

Joaquin Bridger isn’t much to look at. In fact, most townspeople try to avoid looking at the bedraggled homeless man standing on the street corner in a catatonic stupor. Few would expect him to spring into hero mode during a bank... Read More

The first half of "The Potentate of Walking Horse" is a testament to Gary Lendennie’s skill at writing a Western that is both genuine and personal. Lendennie’s story of cowboy Rufus T. Breckenridge, his horse Ballbanger, and Rufus’... Read More

“You work for the good of all,” Winston Jones, lead character of Bob Zeidman’s political satire, chides a sidewalk rabble-rouser who demands the government lower taxes, cut social programs, and allow people to “keep the loots of... Read More

Making sense of a loved one’s suicide can be exceedingly challenging, with every memory scrutinized for clues. Left-behind items are often given more significance in the midst of sorrow, and family histories are plumbed for evidence of... Read More

In Heather Fowler’s second short fiction collection, People With Holes, the nexus of each story is a hole of some sort, whether literal or figurative. Mixing erotica and magical realism in several of the stories, Fowler explores the... Read More

When Paul Simon wrote, “The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls,” he undoubtedly had not met Richard Sharp, whose “prophets” find other means—and places—to impart their messages. The Duke Don’t Dance,... Read More