They are the vulnerable ones: little children exposed prenatally to drugs and alcohol, rejected for those very issues, then placed in positions throughout life that make overcoming them increasingly difficult. And those called to love... Read More

Back in 1900, people born with Down syndrome (DS) had a life expectancy of nine years. Those born today have a life expectancy of fifty-six years. This increased longevity means that doctors, families, and individuals need new, updated... Read More

For twenty years, 1866-1886, the author rode the range as a buffalo hunter and cattle herder in Kansas and the Indian Territory that is now Oklahoma. In Cowboy’s Lament, Frank Maynard (1854-1926) vividly recaptures his years as a... Read More

Though whimsical and nostalgic, the substance of Vintage Notions is more than just cute. As the subtitle suggests, Amy Barickman’s book is a celebration of domestic aesthetics. But it is also quite practical and not without social... Read More

“In the last forty-plus years there isn’t one second I’ve lived, from absolute joy to utter heartbreak, that would have been made better by drinking,” says Rebeta-Burditt. “Not one.” As a tired young wife and mother of three... Read More

Like it or not, people are fascinated by other people’s troubles. All one has to do is observe how drivers slow to examine an automobile accident they come upon to recognize this aspect of human nature. It is precisely this fascination... Read More

Keith Ekiss’s debut poetry collection, Pima Road Notebook, takes readers on a personal journey into the American cityscape of the desert Southwest. Set in southern Arizona, home of the Pima tribe of Native Americans, Ekiss’s poems... Read More

“I would never have thrown her eyeballs in the fire if she hadn’t taken the dwarf.” So says the young narrator near the beginning of “The Woman with Cat’s Eyes,” one of the tales in this collection of legends and ghost... Read More