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108 Dreams

by Cheryl Wheeler

108 Dreams represents my glimpse into our collective human subconscious worlds - the deliciously absurd, the tragic, the bizarre mechanics that our brains use to process our daily lives. These short stories render my captured dreams bluntly accessible, twisting mundane daily concepts of reality into the dizzying shared human experiences of suffering, loss, shame, resignation, confusion, grief, humor, love, compassion, perseverance, and strength. The blender of our own subconscious minds simultan... more

Magda, Standing

by Christine Fallert Kessides

When her father pulls her out of high school to care for her invalid mother and little brother, sixteen-year-old Magda is devastated—but the greater challenge is saving her family in the face of a war and pandemic. This tale covers the critical years of 1916 to 1919 in Pittsburgh, in the lead-up to and during America’s World War I effort. Magda’s immigrant family members face hostility for their German heritage, suffer casualties when they volunteer to serve in the war, and like many Americans... more

Where You End, I Begin

by Rossana Weitekamp

Spurned by his true love as a young man in Procida, Italy, Nico Dioguardi decides to abandon his life there and enter the U.S. through unknown relatives residing in Brooklyn, New York. His past, however, haunts him in unexpected ways, forcing several returns to his native village as he attempts to start anew in America. Nico's reappearances in Procida prompt new choices and emotional complications, greatly impacting his wife and two children in America, who fall victim to his struggles. The f... more

Last Flight

by Tim Pompey

From Tim Pompey’s previous novel Down the Road (2015), Howie White has grown from an 18-year-old naive kid to a 66-year-old responsible adult. When Howie retires from his Washington cherry farm, he plans to take his beloved 1972 Harley on the road. But what starts as a light-hearted adventure soon turns mysterious and dangerous as Howie is transported from one point to the next. City by city, country by country, his body is not his own. Even more difficult, each “flight” forces him to look de... more

Social Vampire

by James Schannep

At a new school, you get a chance to reinvent yourself, so...why not be a vampire? Gordon is hiding something. Is it the fact that he's secretly a vampire? No, of course n-wait. Yes. That's exactly what he's hiding. Let's go with that. So when this nerdy teen moves to a small town where all the kids are obsessed with vampire fiction, he reinvents himself as their dream character: dark & brooding, cool as hell, and overly susceptible to stabs through the heart. While rivaling the alpha m... more

Spirit of the Sabre

by Darla Vasilas

When a traveling peddler arrives at Fort Sabre, he is fully intending to try to sell some of his wares. What he finds is a deserted compound. He notifies the nearby town marshal, who immediately notifies Fort Concho. A detail is sent to Fort Sabre to investigate the disappearance of the men. What they find is nothing. No men, no horses, no supplies. Why was the fort abandoned? That is what Lieutenant Joshua Bates and his men have to find out. What they do find is a shock to all of them.

A Tall Woman of Many Talents

by Angelina Pelova

This is a book about being different and struggling to fit in. It is structured around the therapy sessions the main character is going through, which lead her on the journey of evaluating her life and choices. The book covers a lot of ground (mental health, self-esteem, body image, controlling relationship, discrimination at the workplace, immigration, bullying, spirituality, and more) in a humorous style, making it a deceivingly easy read. Although focused on tall people's issues, it is genera... more

Feathers From Above

by Kathleen Davis

A feather may be found by your bed, near the couch, in the car, or even floating in the air. Feathers are often found randomly, but may not be random at all. “Feathers From Above,” is a rhyming children’s book that discusses how feathers fall directly from the wings of our very own Guardian Angels. These Angels are sent from God to watch over us throughout our lives, and their feathers are reminders that we have nothing to fear.

Lost and Found

by Derek Fisher

Alicia is excited to go on a long weekend trip with her parents to a house on a lake. They all can't wait to see what is in store for them as they enjoy some time on the water and hiking in the woods. Before they pack their bags Alicia has a few days at school full of challenges and even a few lessons about responsibility when one of her friends’ loses their phone! Alicia and her friends also learn that not everything you hear can be trusted as a rumor spreads like wildfire through the school... more

Under the Blue Moon

by Joan Schweighardt

An automobile accident in front of a homeless shelter causes Lola, a dog trainer/groomer in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to renew her battle with the grief she previously pushed below the surface of her daily life. Ben, formerly an architect in the same city, has been abandoned by his family and is currently homeless. Lola sees him on the day of her accident, trying to smuggle something into the shelter while all the people associated with the facility are outside with her, waiting for the ambulance... more

The Stories We Keep: A Novel of Motherhood, Mental Health & Hope

by Shawna Holly

Jenna Cartwright has run away from her family in a desperate bid to save—or end—her life. Driven to despair by debilitating depression, loneliness, and anxiety, Jenna makes a panic-driven decision to leave her husband and young children behind. Upon fleeing to her hometown of Asher, Alabama, Jenna searches for help from the generations of women she loves most. As they share their long-held stories, Jenna struggles to untangle her own thoughts and emotions, while also grappling with the imp... more

Sleepy Freddy

by Matthew Willis

Freddy, the tortoise, is faced with a dilemma. He can't sleep. Where does he go? Who will he meet? Will he ever find that cozy, quiet place? Come join him on his first adventure!

Dear Ella

by Rebekah Santoro

Twenty-two year old Midwesterner Lizzie Armstrong is lost and searching for direction after graduating college and being thrust into adult life. Her only solace from anxiety and frustration is her best friend Ella Chen. When Ella is tragically killed in a terrible accident, Lizzie searches for a way forward by channeling her best friend and spontaneously moving to Colorado to complete a bucket list the two of them dream up just before Ella's death. Along the way, Lizzie writes letters to Ella... more

Coffee Time

by Susanna Elliott-Newth

The essence of a good writer is to find that ‘writer’s moment’ – that little piece of observable idiosyncratic behaviour where humour lives. How Susanna loves to discover those eccentricities in people’s characters that she can frame on her artist’s canvas. Humour is found in the ordinary, the everyday, the awkward and the sublimely ridiculous events that grace our faces. When faced with the Covid-19 pandemic during 2020 Susanna’s pen had hardly time to rest between scenarios, furiously recordi... more

Chemistry, Nine Stories

by Tony Tedeschi

MacKenzie's Last Run

by Gayle Rosengren

13-year-old Mac, who secretly blames himself for his father’s death, runs away to stop his mother from remarrying but ends up seriously injured, miles from home, while clues inadvertently left behind suggest he’s been kidnapped—possibly by Mom’s fiancé—and set his twin sister Tessa on a desperate search to find him.

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