Once you learn to read, you will be forever free. — Frederick Douglass The freedom to read is shared by millions the world over. Nothing excites the mind, stimulates the senses, or charges the spirit like a favorite book. But what if... Read More

“It’s amazing the number of people who still contact me and tell me about the positive influence my father had on them. They know what his life was all about. I wish that there was some way to let today’s generation know that his... Read More

Echoing many Shakespearean themes of dual identities, sibling rivalry and jealousy, and sweet love stories, A Matter of Blood, the second installment in Michele L. Hinton’s "High Seas" series, picks up where the first installment,... Read More

One child in eighty-eight is now recognized as having an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to the latest estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network.... Read More

Richard J. Lukenda’s debut thriller, "A World Gone Crazy", introduces readers to Zeke Ocean, a forty-eight-year-old New Jerseyite who feels his glory days have passed. Once a top-secret special-ops soldier for the US, he has retired... Read More

What can we learn from a French bulldog about manners? Surprisingly, quite a lot. In a series of email exchanges between Mitchell’s French bulldog, ZsaZsa LaPooch, and her long-time friend and “sister-of-choice,” Forman, the two... Read More

Into the ancient pond / A frog jumps / Water’s sound! This haiku by Japanese poet Matsuo Bashô, is perhaps the most famous in all of Japan. Although this translation by Zen teacher D.T. Suzuki was not the first, Suzuki’s work in... Read More

Like many people, Charlene Tomlinson yearns for a loving marriage and a fulfilling family life. Attaining these seemingly simple goals prove far more difficult than she imagined as she faces one tragedy after another, ranging from a... Read More