This debut novel from Lyle Blake Smythers is a quest fantasy featuring poet and warrior Catalan and his band of mercenaries. On their way back from an assassination, the group chances upon a barely breathing young man named Talin, to... Read More

Judith Kitchen’s new memoir, Half in Shade: Family, Photography, and Fate, kicks off with the following disclaimer: “I have never owned a camera and I never snap photos, except reluctantly when asked by others.” It’s an odd way... Read More

On July 6, 1944, in Hartford, Connecticut, a Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey big top went up in flames. Paraffin was used to waterproof the tents in those days, and waxy globs of fire dripped from the ceiling like hellish rain.... Read More

Results of scientific studies are frequently reported between breaking news without much context or application. In "Brainwork", Dr. David Sousa succinctly explains how business executives can apply the findings of recent reports on... Read More

In Genesis, God is recorded to have made humans the stewards of his creation, yet many Christians and churches have largely overlooked this primary responsibility. In "Sacred Acts", Mallory McDuff, a professor at Warren Wilson College,... Read More

With a nod to the fact that containers often interest kids as much as what’s inside, a web designer meditates on the many uses of this most practical of packages: “A box can keep your secrets … or reveal an unexpected surprise.”... Read More

At the end of The Survivors, Sadie Matthau had returned to her family and their walled city in Montana, along with the Winters, another clan of immortals. Twenty-eight Survivors had left the enclave and developed a taste for human flesh,... Read More

Young Hazel and Tilly and their family enjoy a camping adventure full of discovery: “You can take a bath with fish when you are camping,” we learn. Visited by fireflies, deer, and crickets, the girls come to feel at one with their... Read More