“The way to have a warm sleeping place was this—sweep away the ashes of the campfire and lay your bed on the spot where the fire had been built,” wrote Englishman John Jacques, traveling the Mormon Trail. “In the morning the same... Read More

Business publications have recently reported extensively on the amazing resurgence of the cruise ship industry following the devastating attacks of 9/11. Much like the aviation industry which was also hit hard in the aftermath of the... Read More

Anyone who has ever packed a suitcase knows that the items we treasure most-Grandpa’s broken wristwatch, Aunt Ida’s chipped cameo-possess a value that transcends their practical use. Emotional connection with objects is the primary... Read More

This poet pursues something more, less, or perhaps simply other than the ordinary. These poems are always attentive to memory and filled with brisk, fully realized physical description. What sets them apart is their intensity and... Read More

These ambitious, playful, ingenious poems are not for everyone. Those who demand that poetry be “accessible,” no matter how clunky and cumbersome the ramps and railings involved, may well retreat from this poet’s vivid but oblique... Read More

On a primary school field trip to the zoo, David, age six, lets go his companion’s hand, jumps over the retaining wall and flings himself into the pool where the seals are being fed. Oscar is in third grade, but when reading aloud he... Read More

Sam the detective has a hairball of a problem on his paws. His friend, Sandy, the popular star of cat food commercials, is missing, the result of an apparent catnapping. The villains left a ransom note and clues that are trickier to... Read More

Lighthouse Ghosts contains thirteen tales and information about lighthouses that have paranormal activity and reports of ghost hauntings in and around the lighthouses and lighthouse grounds. Written in a conversational and informative... Read More