Thousands of people mourned the death of SWAT officer Randy Simmons, who was killed during a hostage rescue mission. A twenty-seven-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department, he was the first Los Angeles SWAT team member killed... Read More

Some writers have a gift for creating cozy scenes and comfortable locales despite a larger context of unease and violence. In her new novel "An American Tune", Barbara Shoup accomplishes this: meticulously establishing pleasant,... Read More

Constructed as a back-and-forth conversation between two old friends, Joel Brewster and Aidan Allard, the novel follows their intertwining lives from school days, where they met, to the Greek isles, where they part and then reconnect... Read More

Anni’s Cancer Companion details how the late Anni Matthews, a most inspiring woman, dealt with her cancer diagnosis and treatment, providing much needed encouragement to those struggling with available treatment options, both... Read More

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is the scourge of countless trauma survivors. It is an insidious condition that causes emotional and physical distress to reoccur, sometimes years after the original trauma, so that victims feel... Read More

In the near future America is nearly imploding as the first female President fails to undo damage wrought by the Bush administration. The country’s potential savior who bears the Vonnegut-like name of Truman Trout turns coal into gold... Read More

For the 25000 US service personnel who have been injured since the invasion of Iraq in 2003 a wide ar-ray of medical and other assistance is available. But the biggest obstacle for the wounded and their family members is often a daunting... Read More

Every parent has high hopes for his or her children and spends a lot of time imagining what the future is going to be like for them. When a child is born with developmental disabilities or develops them later in life a parent’s hope is... Read More