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Ko-Foe

by Lande Yoosuf

Kofo is a Nigerian-American bride-to-be from Brooklyn who straddles between making decisions to appease her parents’ vision of success, and secretly finding her true identity outside of their world views. Maintaining this balance was manageable until she meets the male version of herself—a British-Nigerian named Tunde. Ko-Foe is the story about a family that builds its identity on a false foundation in Western society in pursuit of assimilation. Kofo’s impending marriage forces the entire fa... more

Running from the Dreamland

by Tulasi Acharya

Deepak comes to America immediately mesmerized by the immensity of its abundance. After leaving Nepal to earn a graduate degree in the U.S., his plan is to make his fortune in the land of opportunity. He quickly learns America is more than he bargained for, especially his newfound “friends.” He questions whether he can even survive, much less succeed, in this new country. The challenge seems even more insurmountable when he settles into his new residence and job, where situations occur that test... more

Squid Season

by Maithy Vu

An enchanting tale of grief, friendship, and the beauty of transitions Four troubled twentysomethings board a ship in search of a mysterious squid only to discover their captain has gone missing. As they take turns steering the vessel, these newfound companions begin to reveal their natures and unearth the events that have inextricably bound them together. Featuring narration in prose and dialogue in rhyming verse, Squid Season dares to defy genres—reflecting the dualities of early adultho... more

Sailboat of Words: Poems about love and sense of life

by Ekaterina Yakovina

Poems about love and sense of life.

Where David Threw Stones: A Haunting WW2 Tale of Courage, Love, and Redemption

by Elyse Hoffman

West Germany, 1968 When ten-year-old David Saidel's parents are murdered, he is sent to live with his grandfather in the anti-Semitic village of Brennenbach. Miserable and lonely, David finds solace in his kindly Grandpa Ernst, who has one strict rule: never go out after midnight. When David breaks curfew to search for his missing dog, he discovers why Ernst is so serious about his curfew: Brennenbach is cursed. When midnight strikes, the town is thrown back to 1943, the height of Hitler&... more

Come To Tower

by Ayse Balkos

Poetry Book and From the same book now published a poetry audio book with acoustic guitar played by Ash Gray.

In Turn

by H.G. Royster

Lentil begins her Australian hospital internship with the socially elite intern, Isaac. She suffers from imposter syndrome and is shocked by how different being a doctor is from her original idealised perception. After Isaac faces institutional bullying, Lentil fails to notice his mental decline before his death by suicide. Her faith in the system is lost by the lack of impact suicide appears to have. Lentil faces her own experience of sexism and diminishment. She notices herself become desensit... more

The Girls in Cabin Number Three

by Bublish, Inc.

In book two of the Guest Book Trilogy, eighty-one-year-old Annie Parker recounts taking on, against the wishes of her new love Noah, an out-of-town design project that leads her down a path that is more than she bargained for.

Back in Lake Arrowhead, California, a long-awaited mystery is buried in Cabin Number Three. Annie meets Carrie Davis who wants to update her childhood home on the lake and feels a tie to Annie’s cabins.

Apparently, Carrie’s parents stayed here du... more

Friends of the President

by mervyn curran

Author; Mervyn Curran. Title; Friends of the President. Fiction. Page count; 95381. Setting; Europe, Middle East, U.S. Genre; Political/ action thriller. A typically busy day at JFK airport. A vigilant tourist witnesses a covert exchange between two men and alerts a police officer to the danger. Multiple arrests are made, a serious threat is neutralised, and authorities think they’ve stopped another terrorist attack. But, during questioning of the suspects, a bizarre story eme... more

The Moonlit Path

by Peter P Goodman

This novel is the 1914 journal of Katherine Willard, a 32-year-old artist then living in Oakland, California. Although the year eventually takes a turn she does not foresee, plunging her into new challenges, she is also a spirited and thoughtful guide through 1914 as it was. While she is dealing with a host of personal issues, including sexual molestation and the death of someone close to her, we also get a clear picture of the 1914 version of issues we still face, including the situation of w... more

Exits

by Stephen C. Pollock

Exits is a poetry chapbook that captures the prevailing zeitgeist in a world ravaged by contagion, famine and war. The nineteen poems cohere by virtue of a unifying theme. Each relates to one or more aspects of mortality — disease and decline, death and remembrance — and each is accompanied by a piece of artwork selected by the author.

Despite the ostensibly somber theme, all of the poems feature vivid imagery and abundant wordplay. The collection also f... more

Captain Hornigold and the Pirate Republic

by Martin Frey

"Captain Hornigold and the Pirate Republic" carefully follows Benjamin Hornigold from the time he leaves Port Royal,Jamaica, in 1713 and sails to Nassau, New Providence Island, Bahamas, to begin his career as a pirate, until he accepts King George's offer for a pardon in 1718 and becomes a pirate hunter. During this period, Hornigold becomes the leader of the non-Jacobite pirates and sails in consort with Bloackbeard (Edward Thache), Black Sam Bellamy and his partner Paulsgrave ... more

Lyrics for the Loved Ones

by Anne Goodwin

How do we live with our secrets? How do we right past wrongs? After half a century confined in a psychiatric hospital, Matty has moved to a care home on the Cumbrian coast. Next year, she’ll be a hundred, and she intends to celebrate in style. Irene, a care assistant, aims to surprise her with a visit from the child she gave up for adoption eight decades before. When lockdown shuts the care-home doors, their plans go awry. Yet, while Irene battles grief and loneliness, Matty thrives. Until th... more

Poetic Injustice

by Jonathan Sure

A true story with names and details altered, Poetic Injustice is a tale of romance between a therapist and his patient resulting in profound insights that challenge almost all objectives of modern day therapy. Jonathan Sure a seasoned therapist intuitively aware of projected feelings in transference and counter-transference, is nonetheless lured into an intimate relationship with his patient, Kulai and finds himself drowning in an abyss of confusion, submission, and obsession. Feeling he is on t... more

A Dozen Amiable Anecdotal Apologues, or Whatever - They're just 12 really good stories!

by William James Barry

1 The Summer Wind - Young girl moves to Brooklyn and meets a strange old Italian Man 2 The Old Red Pick-up Truck - a truck rots away as its owner serves 20 years. Then one day everything changes. 3 America's Last Day - a young couple lives a peaceful and pristine life in Kentucky until they turn on the evening news 4 The days of Burning Leaves and Dear John Letters - WOW! 5 Who Knew Lucas - The figment of a kid's imagination 6 One Crazy Story - How we met Crazy Guggenheim 7 You Don't Kno... more

Savory Stories - Best Read with a Glass of Wine