Upon finishing Dot Ryan’s debut novel, Corrigans’ Pool, readers will feel thankful that this remarkable writing talent has burst on the scene and chosen to share such a gem. Ryan’s storytelling ability and masterful use of setting,... Read More

The words adventure and poetry are rarely used in the same sentence, but are certainly apropos in Dara Wier’s "Selected Poems". There are so many surprises in her work-the ideas, the imagery, the simple and imaginative use of language.... Read More

An individual who takes a shortcut to eternity may become totally separated from God, according Frances S. H. Dartana. Though the word “euthanasia” technically means “good death,” she denounces both active and passive euthanasia... Read More

Martin Luther King, Jr., Ronald Reagan, and John Wayne are the three men Theodore Harris admires most. As a student navigating the social structures of high school, sports teams, and boy scouts, and as an adult betrayed and cheated by... Read More

Despite its inauspicious, Bulwer-Lytton-esque opening line (“It was a stormy night when Emma MacDonald found herself walking home alone on a deserted footpath”), "Deadly Encounter" is a lively and entertaining murder mystery, and a... Read More

Even before the most recent economic downturn, retirees saw their income under siege. Company pensions were disappearing and 401(k) plan contributions were shrinking. Workers planning to retire soon increasingly found that they had to... Read More

Hybrids can be useful—mules work harder and are smarter than horses. And hybrids can be entertaining—the very name “Goldendoodle” inspires a smile. Theodore Stryker’s "Driftwood" is a hybrid that is entertaining and no doubt... Read More

Reminiscent of The Maltese Falcon, Bill Capron’s novel opens with the alluring damsel in distress sauntering into an unsuspecting private investigator’s office. She entices him with the proposition of recovering her dead husband’s... Read More