Stinging from an ugly divorce and longing to leave her city life behind, Ann Ralston finds the perfect retreat in a tiny cottage on Lake Huron. Here in the quaintly named “Heart House,” Ann hopes for solitude, but soon finds she has... Read More

World War II stories continue to hold appeal for book lovers and filmgoers alike. "A Sheepish Man" is yet another title that capitalizes on the fascination with the period. This is the story of Colonel Robert Thornton White, a seasoned... Read More

In The Opiate Cure: Pain and the Bipolar Spectrum, Robert T. Cochran makes this claim: “I have, with opiate therapy, relieved mood-shifting bipolarity, narcolepsy, attention deficiency, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic... Read More

“Elders may move more slowly and with less energy, but…they are capable of clear and profound thinking…fate doles out predictions for our golden years. We have to blindside the handicaps, albeit temporarily, and find sunshine.”... Read More

“I could hear the television in the family room in the basement as the kids and I sat in the living room, holding each other and crying. Grant came bounding up the stairs and started yelling that he wasn’t going to tolerate a bunch... Read More

“From thermodynamics we know of the strive for maximum entropy (S) of all matter. In short, matter has to spread out and dissipate into the universe…When the Lord, at the end of the sixth day, created Adam and Eve, He told them to... Read More

Mary Cushnie-Mansour’s protagonist in Night’s Gift is Virginia Manser, a woman newly moved from Toronto to the smaller city of Brantford. She is hoping that the change of scenery will help her forget a recent heartbreak. On a warm... Read More

Leonard Gigliobianco’s debut poetry collection, "Your Words", is a contribution to postmodernism that is at once challenging and enigmatic. The poems cover much ground—global warming, rivers, politics—and yet remain open to... Read More