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  • When I’m a Man: A Story From Fathers To Their Sons

    by Eric M Strong
    What does it mean to be a man? Eat Meat? Drive a monster truck? Whistle at girls? Watch sports? “When I’m a Man” is the story of a boy who tells his dad all of the fantastic things he will do when he grows up. “Dad, when I’m a man, I’m going to eat beans and meat and drink drinks that put hair on my chest! And I’m going to burp as loud as I want and never use a napkin again.” Follow along with this young boy's dream as he describes having a bushy beard and big muscles that he us... more

  • Friendship is the Solution a collection of short stories

    by J. R. Caldwell

  • Mentor Wonders: A One Act Play

    by Catherine Lee
    Mentor Wonders is a poetic dramatic script. During a mentoring Orientation meeting, a new volunteer wonders about school safety, as staff and returning mentors share stories about their interactions with students. These conversations are periodically interrupted by “Dreamscapes,” poetry/music interludes daydreamed by the veteran mentors. An AMBER alert goes off, upsetting everyone when they realize that the abducted child is one of their own mentees. This terrible situation eventually re... more

  • Sister Jane

    by Irmgarde Brown
    All her life, Jane believes she is small-town ordinary...until she isn't. Some people brand her a witch because of the cat while others believe she has a demon. Her family thinks she's ready for the nursing home, and the down-and-out reporter assumes she's a fake. But nobody, including Jane, can figure out how she does it: heal the sick. All the sick. All the time. Is it a gift of God? The Church is divided. Then, everything erupts when the foreigners arrive along with the government people and ... more

  • Lucy Jinx: Book One (2023)

    by Pablo D'Stair

    At once gargantuan and miniaturist THE LUCY JINX TRILOGY is an intimate Epic, spanning eight years in the life and innermost mind of the titular poet as she navigates ambitions, friendships, lovers, and, above all, her monstrous, psychically tumultuous relationships with language, identity, and purpose; a portrait-of-the-artist equal parts romance, comedy, and existential horror-show.

    NOTE: Each volume of The LUCY JINX TRILOGY is a self-contained, standalone novel. This is the fully rev... more

  • Returning the Bones

    by Gin Hammond
    World War II. A small Texas town. A precocious Black girl struggles with guilt over her brother’s death and is poised to take over the small empire her activist father has amassed. Burdened by legacy and guilt, she feels buried alive, as if her life is happening without her, until faced with a question only she can answer: continue to risk her life in the fight for Civil Rights, or escape to Paris to live a life she’s always dreamed of? Returning the Bones explores the question: How do you ch... more

  • Hour of the Wolf

    by Deanna Madden
    Nightmares provide a frightening portal to the past for a young woman on the brink of adulthood in this time-slip novel about courage in the face of unspeakable evil. In the summer after graduation Jodie Graham is plagued by dreams of a city with cobblestone streets where she follows an old woman through early morning fog. During the day she works at a pizzeria in Chicago and hangs out with friends while waiting for college to start, but in the dead of night her dreams transport her to anothe... more

  • Firefly Lullaby

    by Karen Weiss
    Imagine being outside on a starry summer night with fireflies twinkling all around you. Can you hear the birds, crickets, and frogs singing sweet lullabies? The story suggests the presence of two children; however, they remain unseen. Instead, the full-color paintings show imaginative dwellings, sparkling fireflies ornamenting dreamy landscapes, a decked-out tricycle, dancing frogs, velvety Luna moths, swirling musical notes, lush nature scenes, and so much more. As the children get ready fo... more

  • So Hard to Do

    by Sally BASMAJIAN
    Suze Foster has always been devoted to her daughter. As a child, Jannie required extra support in school, but now—at age 29—she’s a rising executive. Suze, thrilled with Jannie’s success, is finally free to follow her own dreams. Without Suze’s dedicated attention, though, Jannie flounders. In a careless moment, she floods her apartment. Enter our hero, Aram—her hot but significantly older neighbor. He saves the day, and for Jannie, it’s love at first sight. Not so much for Aram, though, who f... more

  • The Bootleggers Friend

    by Clare Blando
    BOOTLEGGER’S FRIEND is based on the true story of Johnny Lazia, a gifted politician who is admired and respected in Kansas City. Lazia embodies rough-and-tumble politics in the 1920s. He meets Giovanni Blando, recent immigrant from Sicily and nephew of Lazia’s mentor. Giovanni becomes a bootlegger and Johnny’s closest friend despite their outward differences. The men discover shared interests in liquor, poker and politics. For a decade, the friends live decadent lifestyles in Kansas City, defy P... more

  • Owl Feather-Snail and the Light of the Moon

    by Allison Curran
    This wonderful poetic short story is set upon the treetops where you will find a kind and quite Owl dreaming of flight. His eyes saddened by a weight he cannot bear, as his wings remain (metaphorically) tethered to his back, for fear he cannot fly. Only with the help of many strange encounters does he realize the strength within himself. Feather-snail becomes a poignant character who revives Owl’s self-confidence, while provoking self-reflection. As Owl begins to meet various different chara... more

  • In the Garden of Sorrows

    by Karen Jewell
    The novel is a portrait of a woman, Isabel Fuller, grieving the loss of her son in World War I and harboring anger at her husband, who encouraged him to enlist. She agrees to allow a Pentacostal revival in the pecan grove on her farm, and when a young preacher arrives for the revival, his sympathetic attention to her leads to an affair that threatens her marriage.

  • Branded

    by S.G. Browne
    Sixteen-year-old Starbucks is a second-generation sponsee in Life Sponsorship, the worldwide program that provides financial assistance to parents in exchange for the naming rights to their children. Beholden to the contract his parents signed before he was born, Starbucks begrudgingly fulfills his contractual obligations while attending Dunkin’ Donuts High with his friends PepsiCo, Subway, and Kellogg’s—upon whom Starbucks has a not-so secret crush. Things start to get complicated for Starbu... more

  • Mad Druggist

    by Frank Hozeska
    Once upon a time, there was a very kind, loving, generous, and caring man who did good work. Unfortunately, the ungodly hypocrites in authority did not like his radical ways of counseling which made it very difficult for him to hold on to his livelihood. All he wanted in this unprecedented, unheard-of, crazy cruel spiritual journey is for someone to give him a break! The tumultuous pharmacy career finally catches up with Louie, and no one is willing to give him another chance or a break. Louie... more

  • Adventurer At Sea: On the Edge of Freedom

    by Margreit Maitland
    Thrilling twists and turns surround Robert and Michael as they continue their adventures around the world's oceans. Aboard a whaling vessel with their family of shipmates, a perilous hunt causes the death of a beloved friend and it is the catalyst for the boys renewing their vow to get to America. On a remote exotic island the boys hunt for wild boar and become immersed in the exotic life of the natives and missionaries. Robert falls for a beautiful young girl and his heart breaks when he has... more

  • Runaway At Sea

    by Margreit Maitland
    Are YOU looking for an adventure story filled with harrowing feats of survival set against an exciting historical background? Something bad and scary is about to happen to Robert. He must make a choice, stay or run. He runs! Fleeing from danger, Robert and his best friend Michael sneak aboard a ship and hide in a lifeboat, convinced they will start a new life at the next port. When they are found, the real trouble begins. Trapped aboard a British Naval vessel, the boys must learn to endure a har... more
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