Tens of thousands of Vietnamese women were involved in the dregs of the Vietnam War—burying the dead, defusing bombs, monitoring the Ho Chi Minh Trail—both in the North and the South. They suffered as much as the men, but were left... Read More

“My father can no longer drive safely, but he refuses to stop.” “My mother moved in with us, and it’s not working.” “My brother and sister won’t help take care of Mom and Dad.” Coping with elderly parents who are rational... Read More

The secret of the Brit’s love affair with language is that speaking is inherently a sensuous act. Thousands of tiny muscles and nerve endings fire exquisitely to release a single word with its shape and eminence. Classically educated... Read More

Any child who has ever built sandcastles on the beach can relate to the frustration experienced by the young hero of this book. No matter how carefully Jack builds his castles each morning, the sea washes them away by evening. He is... Read More

Stepping behind the cloistered walls of Misericordia Seminary and experiencing twelve years of preparation for the priesthood is as foreign to most readers as a two-month stay on the International Space Station. Fritscher provides a... Read More

Who, at the tender age of one-hundred-forty-eight years, wouldn’t love to be described by their son as an “all-scream-glorio[u]s gal[who] can jump a seven rail fence backwards… crack walnuts with her front teeth… laugh a horse... Read More

“I’m lying a little: that goes without saying.” Nabile Fares, unabashed and undeterred admits his tactics in an essay entitled “The Memory of Others.” He proceeds with his story, as each of the authors in this collection must,... Read More

Bausch has gathered an assemblage of writings that would do Robert Penn Warren, Eudora Welty, Walker Percy, and Cleanth Brooks proud. Each of these nineteen stories was written by someone Bausch considers a personal hero from amongst the... Read More