Brian Evenson will stump you-one is tempted to say literally-with "Last Days" (Underland Press, 978-0-9802260-0-3), and for that some readers will give him a hand, and maybe a finger or toe as well. In this mystery-horror combo, the... Read More

Zoe Lucky chases a burglar with a knife but he runs too fast for her to get a good view of him. “What would I have done if I had caught up?” Zoe asks herself. Since her mother is working the night shift in the third of thirty-two... Read More

Author Michael Wood has created a fictional account surrounding one of Christianity’s most basic tenets: that unbelievers will be sent to hell for all eternity. Wood works a fictional storyline around actual documents unearthed by the... Read More

There is an appropriate sense of wonder in Keith Harvey’s debut collection of poems "Petroglyphs". In line after line the poet appears to be discovering the world anew and making up the answers as he goes. In “Wille zur Macht”... Read More

This scholarly look at the Christian journey is for readers who prefer to be persuaded by reason and logic rather than an overtly emotional appeal. Still one can sense the earnestness that underlies the author’s calm approach. "The... Read More

An Irish family conflict sets the muse in motion for A. Shankland in "Beyond the Grail". Primogeniture a customary practice in rural Ireland whereby the eldest son could claim the right to inherit his father’s estate ignites avarice... Read More

Twelve-year-old Mariatu Kamara often prayed for new clothes, for a good harvest, or for a nice man to marry when she got older. Then, one day in 1999, the Sierra Leone native prayed for something quite different: “Please let me die... Read More

When faced with the death of a loved one people are often comforted by reflecting on nature. The cycle of life causes trees to drop their leaves only to sprout new ones after a few months. "A Different Season" is a personal guide to... Read More