A memoir of a determined entrepreneur who went from police officer to tree-trimmer, inventor, business owner, and falconer, "Cadre of the Mews" is a fascinating read of adventure and courage. When many of his original tree-trimming crew... Read More

Barry Parham is a contributor to the political and social satire blogs on Open Salon (open.salon.com). Blush: Politics and Other Unnatural Acts may be a collection of his previously posted entries on this site. The emphasis is on the... Read More

Every once in a while in literature, a voice surfaces that isn’t actually unique but takes everything that has come before, those ancient Greek drama and Shakespearean tropes, and stirs them up with renewed vibrancy. In "Blood... Read More

"After the Happy End" is the story of a Russian American woman and her struggles as a divorced mother who is devoted to her son. The story is a very candid and informational narrative about the ups and downs of a woman’s life in all... Read More

What happens when a group of like-minded fantasy writers discover each other on the Internet and come together on a project? "A Visitor to Sandahl" is a collection of short stories set in a medieval fantasy land compiled by editor and... Read More

Playwright Valerie Stocking introduces her protagonist private eye, Samantha Kern, in her first novel, "A Touch of Murder". Bereaved at the recent loss of her father, with whom she worked as a private investigator, and frustrated and... Read More

People are, by nature, inclined to focus on situations that have had a memorable impact; rarely do we make a big deal of random and sporadic actions, or emphasize repeated, often annoying, behavior unless the consequences are... Read More

The premise of Glen Goleburn’s fast-paced thriller is a scary one: What if facial recognition software could be used on the retail level to target customers coming through the door? What if cameras transferred data to a bank of... Read More