“We Americans do not deal well with sorrow.” When COVID stalled the normal processes of grief, how did we all cope? Continue Reading Grief Interrupted
“This is what happens when politicians allow corruption to fester.” In a world of polarizing politics and lies, what will be our legacy? Continue Reading The Dilemma
“In spite of our own resistance, we persist.” A circular story of New York, friendship and community: the things that truly matter. Continue Reading EX—TING—GWISH—ER
“Did I dream this?” Today’s #StorySunday is the feverishly inventive “The Art of Escape” by Harriet Sandilands. Continue Reading The Art of Escape
“The beginning had always been the scariest part.” Today’s #StorySunday is “The Road to Canada” by Melissa Brooks. Continue Reading The Road to Canada
“As soon as the newcomers arrived, Phultoli was abuzz with rumors.” Today’s #StorySunday USA is “Illegal Business” by Sohana Manzoor. Continue Reading Illegal Business
“The fabulous Craig Adams never came back.” Today’s #StorySunday is “The Fabulous China Berry Seek & Sting” by J. Alan Nelson. Continue Reading The Fabulous China Berry Seek ...
“The whole expedition made me uneasy. Something didn’t feel right.” Today’s #StorySunday is “Done Fishing” by Lawrence Farrar. Continue Reading Done Fishing
“Corrie said they had to visit her old father in Madras once a quarter.” Today’s #StorySunday is “Shower Gin” by Martha Clarkson. Continue Reading Shower Gin
“On the night the enemy overwhelmed us, I froze, fear stricken, shaking…” Today’s #StorySunday is “Above and Beyond”, by Marc Levy. Continue Reading Above and Beyond
“He felt he owed it to his uncle, had the guilty sense he ought to put things to rights.” Today’s #StorySunday is “Red” by Emily Grandy. Continue Reading ...
“We are in love, he thinks, and it is both as simple and as complicated as that.” Today’s #StorySunday USA is “Thunder Road” by Brennig Davies. Continue Reading ...
“She smiled conspiratorially and added, ‘I can get away with murder.'” Today’s #StorySunday is “The Magistrate” by Evan Ringle. Continue Reading The Magistrate
“There was a memory, unwelcome, unbidden that she didn’t want to think about.” Today’s #StorySunday USA is “The Last Molecule of Daniel” by Sally Schloss. Continue Reading The ...
“This is a woman who will never get you.” Today’s #StorySunday USA is “Indiana Twilight” by John Brantingham. Continue Reading Indiana Twilight
“The old man stood out.” Today’s #StorySunday USA is “Constantine’s Village” by Donald A. Ranard. Continue Reading Constantine’s Village
Macunaíma is a complex, often perplexing picaresque that takes the reader on an incredible journey. Continue Reading MACUNAIMA
Offering an alternative history of the famous Italian explorer, today’s #StorySunday USA is “I Am Marco Polo’s Brother” by Ellis Shuman. Continue Reading I Am Marco Polo’s Brother
Written in her deliciously dark tone, Bazterrica’s claws puncture polite society’s fragile membrane, revealing the darkness writhing beneath. Continue Reading BOOK REVIEW: 19 CLAWS AND A BLACK BIRD: ...
“He would do things right this time, he told himself.” Today’s #StorySunday USA is “Two Kayakers”, by Max Ufberg. Continue Reading Two Kayakers